60% Grenache, 25% Shiraz, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Cinsault. This wine is matured in larger format oak barrels to preserve freshness, fruit vibrancy and energy. In 2015 the Mourvèdre was added followed by the Cinsault in 2016 which has added an interesting dimension to an improved, more complex blend. It is a slightly more fruit forward, earlier drinking style than other Mount Mary red wines, with the depth and palate weight sitting somewhere between the Quintet and Pinot noir. It was always the intent for this blend to be Grenache dominant (at least 50%) and now having worked with these varieties in the vineyard for 10 years we are convinced more than ever that this is such an important aspect. We truly love the way Grenache grows on our site and it is this variety we hope dictates the wine’s style. A wine of elegance, with beautiful mid palate fruit sweetness combined with savoury attributes and fine grain tannin. The nose shows the aromatics of all four varieties perfectly intertwined but still individually expressive in their own way. Red fruits of poached strawberry, raspberry and cherry, along with some darker nuances of stewed plum, liquorice and spice. The palate is dark and dense overlayed by the red fruits also detected on the nose added some sweeter, lighter, brighter characteristics. Tannin and acid stretch long and firmly through the core of this wine providing texture, stricter and length. - Sam Middleton, Mount Mary