Mount Mary Vineyard Quintet 2024

The Wine 99 Pts Ryan Montgomery, jamessuckling.com 'Dark-fruited, showing red and black currants, cherries, tobacco leaves, licorice root, cedar and graphite with an earthy, stony complexity. The palate is medium- to full-bodied with integrated, silky yet firm tannins and bright acidity, finishing long and spicy. A finely constructed blend of 50% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 5% malbec and 5% petit verdot, showing lovely harmony with years ahead in the cellar. Drink or hold.' 98 Pts Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion '47/28/15/6/4% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/cabernet franc/petit verdot/malbec. A medium, very bright purple. With aromas of pure blackcurrant, crushed violets, pencil-box shavings and graphite, this soars effortlessly from the glass. Medium to full bodied, this has an intensity on the palate that's in perfect harmony with the wine's firm yet svelte, long-chained tannins. Another superb Quintet destined to cellar well for over the next 10–20 years.' 97 Pts Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate 'The 2024 Quintet is perfumed and so balanced, leading with notes of cassis, sweet tobacco, dusted licorice, raspberry seed, rose petals and sandalwood. The palate is ultra-fine, and the tannins are everywhere and not at all obvious. It's a fine art to get so much structure and shape into the wine without it being obvious. The wine is brambly, leafy and a little minty; and having said everything else about the ripeness of fruit and tannin, it is this character more than anything that lends itself to the very long haul ahead. This is a beautiful wine, as usual. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.' The Details Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec Country - Australia Region - Victoria Sub Region - Yarra Valley Extra - Cork Year - 2024 Volume - 750ml About the Wine Maker Two things are well known about the Mount Mary Quintet: it ages prodigiously (gracefully, slowly), and it comes wrapped in a light-weight frame. It speaks eloquently of the Yarra Valley and of the varieties from which it is constructed. It is one of the few wines that I collect each year without consideration of vintage conditions. Like every other aspect of this iconic estate, the focus in the vineyards is on the long term, and the sites are being worked with the future very much in mind. The eventual phase-out of herbicides and shift toward organics is being viewed (quite rightly) as a complex, all-encompassing holistic shift. As we all know, it does not happen overnight, but all good things are worth waiting for. Tradition is often responsible for a sense of stoicism, a “slow and steady” approach. This is very much the pace at Mount Mary, and this reviewer could not have been more comforted and thrilled by that. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate ‘…Quintet, which has always been made with all five Bordeaux varieties. Its finer, perfumed, moderate-alcohol style ages superbly well, especially in top vintages–the 1990 is still in its prime. The other wines are similarly styled and are some of the most age-worthy wines in the Yarra. Tasting a run of Quintet vintages showed that, despite some warmer years, this classically styled blend remains in world-beating form. Angus Hughson, Vinous