Mount Mary Vineyards

Mount Mary is a family-owned, single-vineyard estate in the Yarra Valley, east of Melbourne, founded in 1971 by Dr John and Marli Middleton at the forefront of the region’s modern revival. Inspired by the great wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, the Middletons planted a gentle north-facing slope near Lilydale in 1972 with classic French varieties, pursuing low-alcohol, finely structured table wines at a time when richer Australian styles dominated. The estate remains in family hands, with third-generation winemaker Sa…