99 points - "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." - Ryan Montgomery (James Suckling)

98 points - "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." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

97 points - "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." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

96 points - "46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot,5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot. This is a most versatile and agile wine, it would go with anything from beef wellington to sizzling beef. One of those wines where its lightness and freshness is a compelling point of difference. Anyway, here we are. Blackcurrant, fresh blackberry, raspberry, pencil shavings, violet and dried roses, a little roast red capsicum, along with some vanilla cream. It’s medium-bodied, a lively carriage of acidity, a fine dusting of grainy tannin, with a gently sappy finish of outstanding length. This is Yarra Cabernet in full flight, and such a delicious and engaging wine. Vivacious and so charming. Yes." - Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)

Winemaker's Note
The 2024, we believe, is one of the most impressive and expressive Quintets we have made in recent years. Stylistically, it sits somewhere between the 2022 and 2023. The nose opens with darker fruits, namely blackcurrant, plums, cherry, licorice and cedar wood spice nuances. The palate again expresses a darker fruit profile, intertwined with some lighter, brighter red fruit characteristics adding freshness and complexity. Although there is still interest and intrigue here at such a young age, this wine has much still to unfurl and reveal over the coming years. The tannin profile is often a hallmark of the great Quintet vintages, and 2024 is no exception. An ultra-fine-grained tannin profile, combined with a refreshing acid line, runs seamlessly through the palate, adding focus, drawing out the finish and providing decades of ageing potential in the cellar.
46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot
Sam Middleton, Mount Mary Winemaker

Vintage
The weather in November 2023 was relatively dry, allowing for a fairly uninterrupted flowering and fruit set period. Thanks to these favourable conditions, crop levels were pleasingly a little higher than in the previous three years. October and January were particularly wet, while November and December provided some ideal growing conditions, with relatively warm, dry weather. February and March are arguably the most important months of the growing season from a wine quality and stylistic point of view, and in '24, warm and dry weather prevailed through both, accelerating sugar accumulation. Picking decisions became a balancing act between sugar levels, acid degradation and adequate phenolic ripeness.

In 2024, we struggled to ripen the Cabernet franc to ideal ripeness levels, so the 2024 Quintet has one of the lowest Cabernet franc percentages we have seen in a Quintet, at 5%. We have no doubt this has resulted in a far stronger wine than would have been the case with our more common 15 to 17% Cabernet franc.
Sam Middleton

Reviews
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.
98 Points - Philip Rich, Halliday Wine

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.
97 Points - Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

Technical Details
Alcohol: 13.5%
Closure: Natural cork
Cellaring: Decades of ageing potential