Quintet gives you more to investigate than a familiar estate name. Mount Mary's notes identify Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot in the wine (Mount Mary’s Quintet notes).

For a collection, the interesting question is how the finished blend changes across years. Begin with the release notes, then decide which comparison you'd enjoy making. This guide isn't a stock offer or a claim to a winery allocation.

Keep the full wine name in the brief

Name Mount Mary Quintet rather than asking for a general selection from the estate. Include the year and bottle format, and use a label photograph if a catalogue description leaves anything unclear.

If another Mount Mary wine interests you, list it as a separate possibility. An estate can be a useful focus for research without making its labels interchangeable. Your purpose determines which wine belongs in the request.

Don't confuse planted proportions with the finished wine

The 2021 Quintet blend is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 6% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot (Mount Mary’s Quintet notes). The published vineyard planting proportions are 50%, 25%, 15%, 5% and 5% respectively (Mount Mary’s Quintet notes).

Keep those in separate fields. For another release, obtain its own blend where available. A missing percentage should remain missing rather than inherit whichever number happens to be nearby.

Build the comparison from matching information

Gather each release's note before a tasting. Use consistent fields for blend, reported season, winemaking details and producer guidance. Leave anything the producer hasn't supplied clearly marked as unknown.

Keep your observations separate from the technical account. Reading a description doesn't establish that you tasted the same thing, and a change in percentages isn't a complete explanation of a difference between two bottles. Use the facts to frame questions rather than dictate the answers.

Attribute the long-term expectations

Mount Mary's 2021 note says the wine will age well for at least 3 decades (Mount Mary’s Quintet notes). That is the producer's expectation for the release, not our guarantee about an older bottle with an incomplete storage history.

Decide whether you want to compare nearby years, follow one release or mark an occasion. You don't need to pursue every year mentioned favourably in the literature. A coherent small group can be a more useful starting point than an ambitious list.

Decide how the sequence should come together

Name preferred years, acceptable alternatives and the minimum group that would serve your purpose. Explain whether you're willing to approve purchases in stages. Confirm format, budget and condition requirements before comparing proposals.

Ask whether the bottles share a documented history. Different sources aren't automatically unsuitable, but they should be described accurately. Use our provenance checklist with the tasting guide to keep the evidence and purpose in view.

Tell the team what would make the search useful

List the Quintet already in your cellar and the gaps you'd like to fill. Include quantity, total budget and any deadline. If documentation matters more than completing the set quickly, make that priority explicit.

Aaron and the team can explore the request through our sourcing network. Any proposed wine needs its own availability, condition account, full cost and purchasing terms confirmed. A researched label is a starting point, not a bottle secured.

Check the research references

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  • Mount Mary’s Quintet noteshttps://www.mountmary.com.au/category/estate-wines/quintet/

Put the research into a brief.

Tell Aaron and the team what you'd like to find, what you already own and what you want to spend. You don't need every detail settled before asking.

Tell us what you're looking for