Mount Pleasant Estate - Our Heritage

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Our Heritage

In 1880, English immigrant Charles King planted vines on rich, volcanic soil in the Parish of Pokolbin, at the southern end of the Hunter Valley. In 1921, legendary winemaker Maurice O’Shea purchased and extended the 16.3ha property and named it Mount Pleasant, after the peak that rises behind the winery.

Today – nestled in the slopes of the Brokenback Range in NSW’s lower Hunter Valley – Mount Pleasant keeps alive the pioneering spirit of its heritage, creating benchmark Hunter Valley wines.

Maurice O'Shea

He was the man who established Mount Pleasant, and pioneered and changed Australian wine.

Development Into Famous Estate

From the planting of the first vines in 1880, the legend of Maurice O’Shea, the involvement of the McWilliam family and award winning wines, Mount Pleasant is rich in both history and acclaim.

Mount Pleasant Today

The winery today is widely recognised as one of the Hunter Valley’s benchmark wine producers.