Mount Pleasant 1946 Vines Rosehill Vineyard Shiraz 2023 (Indent)

Rosehill 1946 vines produce an amazing and unique perspective of Shiraz with intense floral aromatics being a signature of this Rosehill vineyard. 

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Mount Pleasant 1946 Vines Rosehill Vineyard Shiraz 2023

"From a portion of the 1946 plantings, a select block on the middle of the hill.

MB: Lithe and bright fruit characters, more red berry orientated, still holds earthiness and woody spices, an almost alpine herb element in the mix, some sarsaparilla sweet-bitterness and a swish of drying, chewy, fruit tannins to finish. A kind of levity here, vivid and shimmery fruit and spice, a lift and almost floral nature to the wine. Exceptional tannin and structure and freshness. 97 points

KS: Raspberries and blackberries, sweet herbs, graphite and ferrous tones in the perfume and in the flavour. Focused flow, salt and iodine line carrying the fruit in the main stream and along the cheek line. A hint of vanilla bean and lavender appears with time. Tannins are very fine, chalky, with an edge of pumice stone and a black tea feel overall. Juice it bright and with red fruit sparks throughout. Great vivid energy and persistence. 97 points

GW: Lots of rosy perfume, dark fruit, raspberry, slight earthiness, aniseed. Powerful but only medium-bodied, tannin is thick and ripe, and there’s such charm and sweetness to this old vine fruit. The finish has some savoury stuff, but by and large this is like the essence of Rosehill. Terrific wine. 97 points" 97 Points, The Wine Front

"Deep-ish red-purple colour, bright and fresh, the bouquet of freshly turned earth, wirth darker fruits and graphite emerging with time in the glass. The palate is full-bodied and firmly structured, ample tannins that are finely grained and supple. This is a big step up in intensity, weight and structure from the regular Rosehill. A cracking shiraz." 95 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review

The famed estate of Mount Pleasant has a well-storied past, founded by the visionary of Australian wine, Maurice O’Shea. It includes plantings of ancestral vines of 1880, as well as Australia’s oldest mother vine Pinot Noir planted in 1921 by O’Shea himself. It is the home of some of the first fine wines of Australia, and with just five winemakers over its 100-year history, it has maintained its status as a benchmark of the Hunter classics, Shiraz and Semillon.

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