2015 Mount Mary Quintet (1500ml)

The Magnificent 2015 vintage has produced one of the all time great Quintets.

Totally opaque black dark red colour showing impressive depth with a vibrant deep dark red purple tinged hue. Refined yet showing tremendous aromatic intensity scents of ripe red currants and mulberries subtlety tinged with a hint of violets sail from the glass over cedary tobacco characters, faint earth and spice. The graceful medium bodied palate showcases Quintet’s hallmark attributes of elegance and finesse bolstered by an additional level of richness and power attributable to the outstanding 2015 vintage conditions. Orchestrating their way across the palate are mouthfilling flavours of black and red currant as well as mulberries underscored by complexing elements of spicy cedar, light tobacco and faint earthy dried herb infusions. Very polished, perfectly integrated tannins are in perfect harmony with the fruit. Outstanding length with an exceptionally persistent, long and savoury conclusion of red and blackcurrant, mulberry, cedary tobacco characters, earthy dried herbs and spice.
Cellar 20-30 years.
Alc. 13.3%

Other Reviews….
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.
97 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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.
97 points
Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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.
98 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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.
98 points
JamesSuckling.com