Mount Pleasant Maurice O'Shea Shiraz 1998

If there were a Hall of Fame for wineries in Australia, Mount Pleasant would undoubtedly be inducted as one of the country’s most historic wine families. The winery’s history dates back to 1921, when legendary winemaker Maurice O’Shea, often referred to as the “father of Hunter Valley wine,”. Starting a winery during the Prohibition era was no small feat, but O’Shea’s boldness and determination laid the foundation for what would become one of Australia’s most legendary wine estates. O’Shea had a keen interest in exploring and developing wines that expressed the unique terroir of the Hunter Valley, especially with the region's distinctive Shiraz and Semillon.Mount Pleasant winemaking philosophy remains now as it was then under Maurice O'Shea. Today Adrian Sparks, as only the fifth Chief Winemaker in Mount Pleasant’s long history, upholds our commitment to expressing the beauty and individuality of our unique and historic vineyard sites. Creating with every vintage, wines of longevity, elegance and balance, that capture an honest, true story of place and time long after they’ve been bottled.The World of Wine recommends collecting the significant sites from Mount Pleasant in the great vintages such as 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023.