Mount Pleasant is where Maurice O'Shea made his name from 1921, and it stays a serious address for Hunter Semillon and Shiraz on Marrowbone Road. The old-vine holdings are the story here. The Mothervine Pinot Noir comes off what is reckoned Australia's oldest Pinot vineyard, planted in 1921, and the Old Hill Shiraz from vines put in beneath the Brokenback Range in 1880. Semillon runs alongside, led by the long-ageing Lovedale from its single vineyard.
Visits are guided and priced in tiers. The $25 Discovery Tasting covers the Estate Range with olives and lavosh, the $45 Signature adds cheese, and above those sit back-vintage Heritage flights, the rare Icons wines at $175, and the three-hour Mothervine Experience at $200 with a historic vineyard walk and winery tour. It suits people who want to taste with some depth rather than tick off a bar. The cellar door opens seven days, 10am to 5pm, bookings recommended, and children, pets and groups are all welcome.
At this cellar door
- Tasting
- Cellar-door tastingWalk-ins welcomeBuy on site
- On site
- Guided toursVineyard walkMasterclassesEvents programme
- Who it suits
- Groups welcomeFamily-friendlyDog-friendlyStep-free access
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Tasting experiences
- Discovery Tasting$25pp
A selection of Mount Pleasant's Estate Range wines with olives and lavosh.
- Signature Tasting$45pp
Cheese, olives and crackers alongside featured wines including the Lovedale Semillon and Mount Henry Shiraz Pinot.
- Heritage Experience$100pp
Cheese, charcuterie, olives and crackers with a vineyard visit and back-vintage releases.
- Love on Mount Pleasant | Art & Wine Experience$100pp
A photography-collection gallery walk paired with a premium wine tasting, cheese, charcuterie, olives and crackers.
- Icons Experience$175pp
Cheese, charcuterie, olives and crackers with rare vertical tastings through the estate's history.
- Mothervine Experience$200pp
A historic vineyard walk and winery tour with a Pinot Noir tasting, plus generous cheese, charcuterie, olives and crackers.
How does this compare? See the Hunter Valley Cellar Door Price Index
The wines
| Lovedale SemillonSingle VineyardFrom the benchmark Lovedale vineyard, built for long ageing. | |
| Mothervine Pinot NoirFrom Australia's oldest Pinot Noir vineyard, planted 1921; source of the MV6 clone. | |
| Old Hill ShirazFrom vines planted in 1880 beneath the Brokenback Range. | |
| Old Paddock ShirazFrom O'Shea's 1921 planting off Old Hill cuttings. | |
| Mount Henry Shiraz PinotHistoric Shiraz-Pinot blend, first made in 1944. |
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Wine club
Members receive access to reserved wines including Old Hill, Old Paddock and 1946 Vines.
The estate
Getting here & good to know
Mount Pleasant is at 401 Marrowbone Road, Pokolbin, in the Hunter Valley wine country.
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Details last checked 2026-09-12.