Mount Pleasant Wines
Maurice O'Shea Hunter Valley Shiraz
Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
A rich dark Ruby in colour. Initially a little closed - needed a longer decant. Dense and latent on the nose offering black and blue fruits, black pepper with an earthy minerality. A medium to full bodied palate with much yet to reveal - acid and tannin - everything here for the cellar. In 2015 this wine won the James Halliday Shiraz of the Year and 98 points from James. Honours the legendary Hunter Valley pioneer Maurice OShea when he started in 1921 in Pokolbin. This is the first of 6 and probably too early to be opening. An exceptional Shiraz in its infancy at 10 years of age and destined for a very long life. Had another bottle 117 weeks later on 8th June 2023 with similar notes. Earthy - full bodied on the palate. A much longer drinking window than suggested by Jancis of 2015 to 2025. Crllartrack said to 2046!!
A rich dark Ruby in colour. Initially a little closed - needed a longer decant. Dense and latent on the nose offering black and blue fruits, black pepper with an earthy minerality. A medium to full bodied palate with much yet to reveal - acid and tannin - everything here for the cellar. In 2015 this wine won the James Halliday Shiraz of the Year and 98 points from James. Honours the legendary Hunter Valley pioneer Maurice OShea when he started in 1921 in Pokolbin. This is the first of 6 and probably too early to be opening. An exceptional Shiraz in its infancy at 10 years of age and destined for a very long life. Had another bottle 117 weeks later on 8th June 2023 with similar notes. Earthy - full bodied on the palate. A much longer drinking window than suggested by Jancis of 2015 to 2025. Crllartrack said to 2046!!
Mar 12th, 2021Served blind as a mystery wine from the excellent 2011 vintage where elsewhere in Australia was rained out (except WA). I stumbled at the last hurdle picking it as Rosehill when it was actually OShea not thinking it had enough old vine character. Well made nonetheless with elegance intensity balance and length. A big future.
Served blind as a mystery wine from the excellent 2011 vintage where elsewhere in Australia was rained out (except WA). I stumbled at the last hurdle picking it as Rosehill when it was actually OShea not thinking it had enough old vine character. Well made nonetheless with elegance intensity balance and length. A big future.
Oct 29th, 2016