Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.7

Beautiful subtle aroma from Merlot makes it pretty. Its free spirit nose makes you feel what the wine is going to be about. Drinkable and fresh. Apparently missing weight but it doesn’t miss a bit all the way thru the tasting. The aftertaste is long and very, very pleasant after one minute. — 3 days ago

Jeffrey Trezek

9.0

Solid, easy drinking Cabernet. Not too chunky, or jammy on the palette. Doesn’t dry your mouth out either, pleasant finish. — 4 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

See several previous tasting notes for this wine. This was made back in the day when Hunter Valley reds had strayed from their medium bodied, savoury, sweaty saddle origins to being riper and more full bodied like a South Australian Red. This was declared in a speech by Chief Winemaker at the time, Jim Chatto, at a dinner I attended at the winery. Also plenty of oak still evident at 15 years of age. I prefer the original Hunter Valley style which Mount Pleasant has wisely reverted to utilising the wonderful old vine fruit at its disposal. Tasted again 35 weeks later on 26th March 2022. Nothing to add to the note here. A Hunter Valley wine trying to look like a South Australian wine back in 2006 with ripe fruit and oak. Thankfully HV reds have returned to the medium weight savoury long living style that Maurice O’Shea made in the 1950’s. — 3 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.2

Medium lemon colour with green reflexes . On the nose quite intense lime syrup , lemon peel, with honey , green herbs and a candle wax note . On the palate lime cordial and pithy lemon rind notes with a honied richness. Quite high , almost saline acidity . Quite intense with good length and slightly honied , toasty , herbal tinged finish. This is drinking well now though still showing quite young . Drink over the next 10-15 years — 2 months ago

Travis Ladd

9.1

A really pleasant blend. Not too anything. — a year ago

Dennis Jarosch

8.9

Really nice chenin blanc and viognier blend. Pleasant acidity, almost a little sparkly with light minerals. — 3 years ago

Johanna Peterson

9.8

WOW! Haven't had wine this good since France...sigh. love this, so complex with a beautiful color. Lovely on the nose, I hesitate to drink it since the aroma is so pleasant. They should make candles that smell this nice. Beautifully balanced with just the right amount of earth, tannins, fruit. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ — 3 months ago

Christian Fischer

9.2

This was a lovely wine. Better than I expected/remembered. Balanced fruit-forward and very pleasant to drink on this summer evening — 8 months ago

Daniel Akers

9.0

Great value, easy sipping a pairs well with Italian food. Very pleasant, without being overly powerful or complex. — 3 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

8.9

Pleasant but lacking depth. — 4 years ago