Mount Mary Quintet 2022

Cellar or drinkRed wineAustralia98 points - Halliday Wine CompanionCork closureInvestment grade

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 2022 Quintet is a new release, and based on previous Quintet performance and reviews it’s well positioned to be in demand. 

Drink window,2024 to 2052
Historical performance*,WineSearcher
Type,Red wine
Varietals,Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot
Vintage,2022
ABV,13.5%
Country,Australia
Region,Victoria
Sub region,Yarra Valley
Bottle size,750ml
Bottle closure,Cork

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Flavour & structure
Black fruitEarthy & forest floor Fine tanninsLong finish
Food pairing
Red meatSteak & BBQ Mushroom & earthy dishesCheese

What the experts say about this wine

Cabernet and Blends of the Year. A blend of 47/28/15/6/4% cabernet sauvignon/merlot/ cabernet franc/petit verdot/malbec. Fermented with whole berries and at different temperatures, depending on the variety. All varieties are matured in both barriques and 1600L foudres for 12 months then racked into barriques (35% new) for another 10 months before blending and bottling. A deep, bright, crimson ruby. Brooding with classic dark cherries, blackcurrant, iodine, violets and fresh lead pencil shavings. Saturates the palate without being remotely heavy. The tannins are muscular, very persistent and in perfect harmony with the fruit. A magnificent wine that will provide enormous enjoyment over the next two decades.

Cherry and chocolate, blueberries, violets, tobacco, pencils, baking spice, a light mint perfume. It’s medium-bodied, so fine and ‘minerally’, with succulent graphite tannin, cool fresh acidity to balance, quite some mouth-perfume, and kind of ferrous too, and the length is superb, finishing bright and steely, redcurrant and cranberry carries in the aftertaste. Superb. Such energy and class. There’s something about (Mount) Mary

The 2022 Quintet comes from the estate vineyard planted in 1971 in Coldstream, Yarra Valley. The vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Franc (15%), Malbec (5%) and Petit Verdot (5%), and this more or less reflects the final cépage each year—though it is also dependent on vintage conditions, fruit set, etc. Aromatically, the wine leads with milk chocolate, cassis, tobacco and blood, with layers of dried herbs, cinnamon cassia, raspberry seed and something minty in the echelon of star anise and fennel—even delicately pushing to aniseed. As per usual, the tannins feel effortless and naturally forged, inducing movement and chew while drinking. This is a silky, seamless wine and is routinely one of my favorite Australian wines each year. Each of the varieties were picked and fermented separately and kept on the skins for about two weeks. The wine matured for 22 months in a variety of French oak: 30% new barriques, 25% in large format (1,500 liters or larger), with the balance in two- to five-year-old barriques. The wine has a firmness through the tail end of the finish, which for me puts it slightly behind the previous vintage in terms of quality but does nothing to dent the space it occupies in my heart. This is a great wine and a great producer. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink 2024 - 2052.

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