98 points - “A superb wine from the very first impression, showing a lot of ripe cassis, leafy notes, chocolate and cedar. Hints of graphite, red plums, redcurrants, too. Merlot is back in the mix and it has higher percentage in the blend (30% to 44% cabernet sauvignon). The palate is silky, smooth, really slick and supple. A beautifully balanced wine here. Long, regal, suave and showy. Layered and full of interest. Drink or hold.” - Nick Stock (JamesSuckling.com)

98 points - “In 2019 or thereabouts, I tasted the 2015 JWDM Cabernet from Mount Mary, and it both asked and answered questions I have about Cabernet tannins in one fell swoop. I will never forget the way the tannins performed in the mouth that day: they gave new meaning to pliability, ductility, support and flow and told me that natural grape tannin is the highest, purest form of structure that there is. We know now that the 2015 season yielded brilliant wines of clarity and classicism in this part of the world, and so, with that preamble, I taste the 2015 Quintet here today, after seven years in bottle. On the nose, there is raspberry seed, bramble, cocoa, cassis, tobacco, bay leaf, a hint of tapenade, cardamom pod and brine. In the mouth, the wine plays out with all of these characteristics. It is supple and pliable and balanced, perhaps its most wonderful feature is the balance. It’s a ripping wine, a superstar. If you’re the owner of some 2015 Quintets, good for you. I’m jealous. 13.3% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink: 2023 - 2065.” - Erin Larkin (Wine Advocate)

97+ points - “It may just be me, or it could be vine age, winemaking, global warming, or any or all of those, and maybe other things too, but to end this tortuous sentence, all I really wanted to say, is I don’t think MM Quintet has ever been in better form than it is right now. Phew! I got that out. And if you’re still with me, read on… It’s all just so, and first and last impressions are of a wine of supreme balance, perfect ripeness, and phenomenal length. Red and black fruits, violets, pencil shavings and sweet earthiness. Medium bodied, supple yet gravelly tannin, density and thickness, delivered with no heaviness, cool fresh raspberry acidity, and that finish, infused with black tea. It drinks beautifully now, and most likely in another thirty years. A new high-water mark for Mount Mary Quintet, I feel. Drink: 2020-2045+.” - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

97 points - “Just because the Mount Mary wines are famed for their purity, elegance and balance doesn’t mean that they eschew power and layered complexity. Quintet (the five Bordeaux varieties) is the king of the portfolio. The rainbow of fresh, vibrant cassis, redcurrant, dried herb and bramble flavours are absolutely exemplary. Drink by: 2035.” - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

97 points - “Deep, youthful red/purple colour, coupled with very fresh, young cabernet aromas of violet, briar, blackberry, tamarillo and dark plum. The wine is very elegant in the mouth: medium to full-bodied and beautifully balanced, with terrific freshness and verve. The palate’s focus is fine and tight, the tannins measured and structural; without being tough or astringent. The finish is long and the wine is seamless, with great line and length. A graceful wine. Drink: 2020-2040.” - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

97 points - “Sweet cassis, mulberries, dark cherries and plums with dusty, cedary oak overlie notes of chocolate, clove and dusty spice. Its medium-bodied, seamless palate of pristine sour-edged small dark berries cherries and plums drives tightly knit over a fine, faintly chalky spine, supported by gamey, cigarboxy undertones. Wrapped in a refreshing acidity, it retains shape and tautness, delivering the expectation of a long cellaring life. Drink: 2035-2045.” - Jeremy Oliver

96+ points - “Earthy savoury notes with black olive, cedar, clove, some herbal whiffs. Strict and taut in the palate, earthy and graphite like tannins, chewy and long, ripples with sinewy tannin and structure, draws long and to a very fine point. So very youthful. 2020-2035+.” - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

Our vineyard is planted to Cabernet sauvignon (50%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet franc (15%), Malbec (5%) and Petit verdot (5%).

The percentage of each variety that goes into the final blend changes with the season as factors such as fruitfulness and fruit set vary. The greatest influence we have over the quality of this wine is deciding when to pick each variety. This determines not only the flavours but the quality of tannins, the acid and alcohol levels.

These varieties ferment on skins for around 12-14 days. This is followed by 22 months of barrel maturation, with 25% of the blend in large format oak (1500L or larger), and 30% in new barriques (225L). The remaining wine is matured in 2-5 year old barriques. Minimal fining and filtration is carried out prior to bottling.