1989 Mount Mary Cabernets

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  2/3/2003 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - Langtons Classification 'Outstanding' (Lucio's, Paddington): This visitor from Langton’s exalted “Exceptional” category, still bearing it’s $45 price tag, was most welcome! This vintage of Quintet has suffered critically at the palate of both Halliday and Oliver over the years, so I was interested to try it. Still quite a deep red colour, it presents a slightly feral nose, very developed and brambly, with multi-layered cedary and smoky notes. On the palate, tannins have pretty much left the scene – the wine is very soft and gentle. It still has the hallmark cleanliness of Oz reds – I don’t think anyone’s going to mistake it for a Bordeaux – but that’s easy for me to say – I wasn’t tasting it blind. Although it’s only medium-bodied, it remains persistent on the finish. I thought it improved with food – others were not so convinced. I suspect it’s a good example of a poor year from a great vineyard. Yet its clear that Mount Mary didn’t build its formidable reputation on vintages like 1989. From what I’ve read previously of this vintage I was expecting something quite ordinary, but this wine was better than that.

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