2022 Mount Pleasant 1965 Vines Rosehill Vineyard Shiraz

96 POINTS

Toni Paterson - Halliday's Wine Companion

Due to the multilayered nature of Mount Pleasant's old-vine wines, they need air to reveal their inner beauty. This memorable wine is made from three diverse blocks planted in 1965, which lie within the historic Rosehill Vineyard. It initially presents with a quality, nutty oak overlay and freshly crushed greens. But after a short time, the fruit stretches and unfurls, revealing incredible richness and depth. The dark, plush nature of the fruit is satisfying and intriuging, with clove notes and bunchy green peppercorn spice. The acidity is integrated, the tannins are lithe, and there's a thread of lemon peel freshness on the close. It is a distinctive wine of true character.

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Deep red-purple colour; pepper, terracotta/earthy and faintly stemmy aromas, the palate full-bodied and firmly structured, with tremendous persistence. The wine seems to build towards the back-palate and leave with a crescendo. Outstanding shiraz. Cellar it! 96 points

Ned Goodwin MW

An old-vine plot, within the lauded Rosehill site. Denser, sure. Sap and vinosity, impressive. A darker brood, laden with clove, anise, spruce and violet. Meaty. A swathe of extract coats the palate, yet the wine remains resolutely mid-weighted, fresh and fidelitous to a savory Hunter style that many of us have forgotten. Mercifully, this house is helping to revive it. A fine wine in the making. Drinkable now, but best from 2026. Screw cap. 95 points

Kasia Sobiesiak - The Wine Front

Green tea leafiness, a suggestion of mint, fresh button mushrooms, umami tones and lead-led minerality. Lots of floral prettiness, but not sickly-sweet, more herbal-citrusy blossoms like jasmine. Dried raspberries. The tannins are tightly packed and fine-grained. Plenty of dark fruit intensity with fresh coffee beans in flavours with a bit creamy oak in the mid-palate and an excellent length. High appeal. 95+ points