Mount Mary Quintet 2019
Mount Mary Quintet 2019

Mount Mary Quintet 2019

Cellar or drinkRed wineAustralia100 points - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.comCork closure39.64%

Mount Mary is regarded as one of Australia's most iconic producers with the Quintet being an Australian ‘Bordeaux Blend’ often considered to be up there with Bordeaux 1st Growths for quality, yet at a fraction of the price. Unsurprisingly, the Quintet is a 1st Classified (First Growth) in Langton’s classification. The 2019 Quintet has a rare 100-point critic score and is regarded as one of the best Quintet’s ever made.

Drink window,2021 to 2041
Historical performance*, 39.64%
Type,Red wine
Varietals,Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot
Vintage,2019
ABV,13%
Country,Australia
Region,Victoria
Sub region,Yarra Valley
Bottle size,750ml
Bottle closure,Cork

*10-year performance (or since release). As at Jan 2025
Data source: WineSearcher
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Flavour & structure
Black fruitEarthy & forest floor Fine tannins Long finish
Food pairing
Red meatSteak & BBQMushroom & earthy dishesCheese

What the experts say about this wine

This is a great Quintet, one of the best in fact. Here’s a wine that combines such elegance, power and polish to a level seen in the best wines of Bordeaux in the best vintages. Aromas of blueberries, cassis and mulberries are framed in cedar and fresh, leafy cabernet tones, as well as violets and forest wood. Some subtle oak spice here, too. The palate is so seamlessly layered with ultra-fine tannins that carry pristine blueberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant flavors. Concentrated, with pitch-perfect balance. Acidity imbues the finish with freshness and vitality. So elegant and unwavering. A Yarra Valley First Growth! Delicious now, but try from 2027 and for a decade after that.

Deep, bright, glowing purple/red colour, fresh and youthful. The aromas are superbly ripe and varietal at the same moment, summoning violets, black, red and blue berries, the palate likewise tremendously intense and precise, focused and pure, the oak pretty much invisible. An exquisite fragrance! The wine is medium to full-bodied and beautifully flavoured and structured, the finish long and even, the tannins soft and harmonious. A wine of effortless grace and beauty. Drink 2021-2041.

The 2019 Quintet was served to us at dinner in Yarraglen this week, and it looked impossibly fresh and red fruited on that night. In the lineup here today, the warm season has given the wine a density and gravitas, but it does it with a surge of buoyancy and density at the same time. The wine is black-fruited as opposed to red here, but with ruby inflections. It has a super pleasurable feel in the mouth. 13% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink: 2023 - 2059.

Behind the bottle

The makers behind this great wine

MOUNT MARY