2005 Mount Mary Quintet

96 Points - Jeremy Oliver, Oliver's Wines
Now revealing earthy, leathery and cigarboxy development, this aristocratic red has a heady, floral perfume of dark cherries, plums, cassis and blackberries backed by scents of violets and dried herbs, dark chocolate/vanilla oak and suggestions of mocha. Sumptuously flavoured but silky-smooth, it’s dark-fruited, dusty and savoury, with an intensity that builds steadily towards its palate-staining finish. Backed by crunchy, beautifully ripened tannins, it flaunts its considerable influence from merlot.

96 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review Tasted Feb 2014
Lovely elegant wine with a cedar, cigarbox bouquet and a complex, mellow personality. Intense and beautifully balanced, a wine of poise and style. Ripeness is spot-on, and it's achieved at modest alcohol, too. The corollary of this is a refreshing style of wine that leaves you feeling like another glass, and unlike higher-alcohol reds, it never palls.

95 Points - James Halliday, Halliday Wine Companion 
Supremely graceful and fine in typical Mount Mary style; the long and silky palate has a tapestry of red and black fruit flavours, the finish long and satisfying, the aftertaste lingering for minutes. Drink by 2020.