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2019 Mount Mary Vineyard, Quintet, Yarra Valley, Australia

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
Not ready
James Suckling
100/100
Jancis Robinson MW
17+/20
Product: 20198125732
2019 Mount Mary Vineyard, Quintet, Yarra Valley, Australia

Description

The 2019 Quintet is made from 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine has a light, elegant nose of fresh but ripe blackcurrants followed by a layered palate of creamy, sweet blackberry fruit. There is a fine, gravel core to this with a leafy hint of the Cabernet Franc coming through, adding freshness. This is a mineral and pure New World expression of a Bordeaux blend, and one which is both beautifully sophisticated and wonderfully harmonious. Drink 2022-2032.

Catriona Felstead MW, Senior Wine Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Dec 2021)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Not ready
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Full Bodied
Producer Mount Mary Vineyard

Critics reviews

James Suckling 100/100
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.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Oct 2021)
Drink 2027 - 2037
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Oct 2021)
Jancis Robinson MW 17+/20
Transparent crimson. Subtle, nuanced nose with lovely balance of ripe fruit and freshness. A very delicate wine that proves Yarra reds are not all about Pinot. Long and refreshing. Might be blown away in a barbie context but it would drink beautifully round a northern European table. No greenness, by the way (remembering Parker's scathing comment about an earlier vintage). So precise and extremely long.Drink 2021 - 2033jancis_robinson_mw, JancisRobinson.com (Sep 2021)
Drink 2027 - 2037
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Sep 2021)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Mount Mary Vineyard

Mount Mary has an exalted reputation in the wine world and has accrued a somewhat cult following. Established in the Yarra Valley in 1971, with an annual production of around 3,000 cases, it continues the legacy of its founding father, winemaker Dr John Middleton -who died aged 82 on 27 June 2006- to produce superbly refined, powerful Cabernets and elegant, long-lived Pinot Noirs. The Triolet blend and Chardonnay are two superb offerings from the white stable. It's just a pity so little is made!
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