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Quintus 2018 75cl

Grand Cru | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
CHF 135.15
Critics scores
97 James Suckling
A wine with wonderful clarity of fruit and firm, creamy and polished tannins. So intense and powerful. Layers of fruit and tannins intertwined. Lovely blackberry, black cherry, cedar and sandalwood. Mushroom and bark undertones. One of the best from here. Try after 2027.
Producer
Château Quintus
Originally known as Château Tertre Daugay, Château Quintus was purchased in 2011 by Domaine Clarence Dillon (of Châteaux Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion) and shortly thereafter transformed. They named it Quintus, which was a common name in ancient Roman times for a fifth child. In terms of the Dillon family, it is their fifth Grand Vin that they produce after both the red and white wines of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. In 2013, they also purchased Château l'Arrosée, another property located with the Saint-Émilion appellation and their vineyards are now being including into Quintus’. Today, the estate totals 28 hectares which are planted to Merlot (67%) with the remainder being Cabernet Franc (33%). In addition to making Château Quintus, they also have a second wine called Le Dragon de Quintus. Both wines are made by Haut-Brion and La Mission's winemaker, the inimitable Jean-Philippe Delmas.