Mount Mary Quintet 2016"Such perfume. Such finesse. Its a flat out joy to smell, and to taste. Violets, cedar, red and black fruits, tobacco, pencils, marzipan and aniseed. Delightful flavour of small red (mainly) and black berries, deft and precise, with a finish thats long and crisp, which leaves no doubt about the quality of this wine. Line and length. Fragrance and poise. Subtle, yet thoroughly persuasive. Gentle rasp of tannin cleans the mouth. Its a rare bird, this

The Valferana is complex and wonderfully deep from start to finish

The palate is not overly oaky but more on the dried citrus fruits

balanced wine from this terrific estate that’s going to evolve gracefully for 15+ years

and Pinot Noir from high-altitude Orange vineyards

and a darker rockiness

and honeyed sweetness

This cuveé is 100% Pinot Noir

J’En Veux Encore literally translates to “I WANT MORE”

A complex wine

and dried apricots

Fining with fresh egg white

and transferring to a traditional clay amphora for a wild ferment