Château Quintus, St Emilion, 2019

Name: Château Quintus, St Emilion
Brand: Château Quintus
Price: 504.72 GBP

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critic reviews

96/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

The 2019 Quintus is composed of 55.4% Merlot and 44.6% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it tumbles out of the glass with playful scents of dark chocolate, vanilla pod, and licorice over a core of stewed black cherries and black plums with a hint of aniseed. Full-bodied, rich, and seductive in the mouth, it has wonderfully velvety tannins and a long spicy finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2024 - 2044

date of review 05/2023

94/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2019 Quintus has quite a high-toned and outgoing bouquet with liquorice and tinged black fruit. Quite powerful, this gains more cohesion with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, very well balanced, with sappy, pure black fruit laced with minerals and a precise if glossy finish. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2050

date of review 02/2023

93/100William Kelley,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Quintus exhibits aromas of rich, plummy fruit mingled with exotic spices and smoky, toasty new oak. Full-bodied, broad and textural, it's rich and fleshy, with a ripe core of fruit, lively acids and powdery structuring tannins. Cabernet Franc represents nearly 45% of the blend this year.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2045

date of review 04/2022

95/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Quintus gets easier and easier to recommend every year, and this is full of plump, confident and well-balanced fruit, with rich layers of flavour that expand through the palate. Cassis and slate, and the Cabernet Franc plays a large part in adding tension through the mid palate. Harvest 19 September through to 27 September for Merlot, then break until October 7 to 9 for Cabernet Franc. Bottled April 2021.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2040

date of review 01/2022