Shuhui Ng

9.3

Heavy bodied, mild tannins. Notes of plums, fresh mint, liquorice and coconut. So pleasant to drink! — 2 years ago

Tree Kilpatrick

9.0

B+ to A- or so. A lot of black currant and some anise, black licorice vibes. Plenty chewy and nicely balanced. Has a pleasant freshness. — 4 years ago

Matt Konopka

8.9

Picked up for $19 in VT, great fruit, well rounded bottle, lots of very pleasant red fruit.
Digging’ this one — 5 years ago

Matthew Taylor

9.1

Fruit forward and not quite settled; but a pleasant experience (1 hour decant) — 7 years ago

Kyle Wallis

9.5

No oak. What the fuck?! Waxy, oaky (if possible), almost nutty. Sublime. — 7 years ago

George Hesse

9.4

Very pleasant and easy to drink. — 8 years ago

with Jennifer

Gary Phillips

9.0

Improved after opening up; structured with high acidity and pleasant mineral and plum, but too light in terms of fruit, color, and body — 8 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Decanted for two hours. This time around was pleasant with soft tannins. — 3 years ago

Daniel Akers

9.0

Great value, easy sipping a pairs well with Italian food. Very pleasant, without being overly powerful or complex. — 4 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

A pleasant, varietally correct Merlot. Nice fruit, medium weight and polished on the palate. — 5 years ago

Kevin VanLiew

9.1

Interesting lighter red, deep red, smooth finish — 6 years ago

Geena DiNuccio

9.0

Pleasant, unique. Drier with fruity flavors and oaky finish — 7 years ago

Karyn Brownlee

9.0

Smooth, well-bodied, pleasant — 8 years ago

Michael Mathews

9.3

Wow, just got this Pinot from Whetstone. This is seriously good. Nose is earthy and with a big, dense fruit rush. Legs are long, but you don't get that true alcohol taste. My Riedel Som Pinot glass is brimming with a dark, almost eggplant color...every swirl releases a wonderful aroma. Just beautiful. — 8 years ago

with Kelly, Mike and 3 others

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. — 4 years ago

Pierre Gourinchas

8.9

Pleasant but lacking depth. — 5 years ago

Christian Fischer

9.0

Starting the Xmas travel in style in the new A.C. signature lounge. A pleasant Moët for now and we’ll see what they have later on board — 5 years ago

Kate Parkerson

9.2

Very pleasant pinot — 7 years ago

Doug Kahn

9.5

In a great place. Lots of green pepper, but quite pleasant — 8 years ago

Arno Buyens

9.1

Very surprising hit of dark fruit at the start which dissipates quickly leaving a very pleasant red — 8 years ago