MOUNT MARY PINOT NOIR 2008, 750ml (Bottle)

The 2009 vintage is reduced to around 25% of normal production so regrettably white allocations are tiny. Quantities of 2008 reds are on the upside back to normal (quantities of Mount Mary produced are always tiny to begin with!)
The Pinot starts with sweet aromas of strawberries and cream, mixed with sour cherries, stewed fruit and some savoury elements.
The palate continues the mix of sweet and savoury flavours with hints of bread or toast. The flavours are complimented with balanced light phenolics and a long pleasant finish. This Pinot will partner perfectly with rustic dishes such as coq au vin, particularly after a few years of bottle age.

MOUNT MARY 'QUINTET' CABERNETS 2008, 750ml (Bottle)

As noted below by David Schildknecht, Arnaud's Gevrey 1er Cru blend comes from three well-situated vineyards, all abutting grand cru sites, with an average age of 60 years. The 2008 is truly superb, again at once pure and intense: a wine that easily lives up to its 1er Cru standing. Truly superb.
Originating in Bel Air, Chaponnieres Cherbaudes, and Petite Chapelle, Mortet's 2008 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru features fresh blueberry, purple plum, and blackberry with bittersweet herbal pungency and a salinity and carnal savor that could almost have been borrowed from Chablis.
Indeed the same could practically be said about the wines strikingly bracing, tart-edged and refreshing sense of fruit acidity. Peat-like smokiness, chalk, and hints of carob bean lend a dark dimension to this exhilaratingly long-finishing cuvee that should be worth following for at least a dozen years.