1998 Mount Mary Pinot Noir

Notes sourced from Mount Mary....
This is a rich and intense wine with great colour, aroma and flavour. There are typical, earthy Pinot Noir characteristics combined with powerful cherry and plum which are well matched by plenty fire from the alcohol, a hint of volatility and well balanced, tannic finish. This shows what a good year it was for this variety. The wine needs plenty of time to integrate and be ready for consumption when it will develop in the typical, velvety, smoothness of pinot. It shows great promise now. Mount Mary Pinot Noirs are deliberately structured to not be full of young berry fruit when young, they are sometimes bitter and angular. 13.5 % Alc./Vol.