Mount Mary Vineyard Triolet 2022

The Wine

98 Pts Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion ‘A 66/24/10% blend of Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon/Muscadelle. Crushed and destemmed with 20% whole bunches in the press. Barrel fermented and matured for 11 months in seasoned barriques; 400 dozen. A full, bright green gold. Aromas of Meyer lemon, orchard fruits, a little marjoram and a subtle lanolin note. A little richer on the palate than the equally good ‘21. Chalky textured, wonderfully balanced and long. A unique and beautiful Australian wine that’s approachable now but with the backbone and structure to age superbly too.’

95 Pts Wine Front ‘This is a riper expression of Triolet, and has quite some weight and gloss, though it has a core of bright zesty acidity through it to balance. Some brine, grapefruit and lemon zest, pear and guava, a little honey and ginger perfume, along with dried herbs and mint/fennel. It’s creamy and viscous, has some chalkiness and grip to texture, a quinine bite, and grapefruity acidity on a finish of excellent length. It’s complex and engaging, and of course, these wines almost demand time in the cellar to show their best, though perhaps this release may not be one for the ages

Two things are well known about the Mount Mary Quintet: it ages prodigiously (gracefully, slowly), and it comes wrapped in a light-weight frame. It speaks eloquently of the Yarra Valley and of the varieties from which it is constructed. It is one of the few wines that I collect each year without consideration of vintage conditions. Like every other aspect of this iconic estate, the focus in the vineyards is on the long term, and the sites are being worked with the future very much in mind. The eventual phase-out of herbicides and shift toward organics is being viewed (quite rightly) as a complex, all-encompassing holistic shift. As we all know, it does not happen overnight, but all good things are worth waiting for. Tradition is often responsible for a sense of stoicism, a “slow and steady” approach. This is very much the pace at Mount Mary, and this reviewer could not have been more comforted and thrilled by that. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

‘…Quintet, which has always been made with all five Bordeaux varieties. Its finer, perfumed, moderate-alcohol style ages superbly well, especially in top vintages–the 1990 is still in its prime. The other wines are similarly styled and are some of the most age-worthy wines in the Yarra. Tasting a run of Quintet vintages showed that, despite some warmer years, this classically styled blend remains in world-beating form.
Angus Hughson, Vinous