Château Quintus, St Emilion
    Château Quintus

    Château Quintus, St Emilion,

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    Château Quintus, St Emilion, 2015

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Château Quintus, St Emilion, 2015
    Maturity:
    Keep
    ABV:
    15%
    94/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
    Medium to deep garnet in color, the 2015 Quintus needs a little swirling to uncover evocative notes of baked black plums, juicy black cherries, and licorice, plus hints of tar, Chinese five spice, and fragrant earth. Full-bodied, the palate is opulent and plush, with velvety tannins supporting the generous fruit, leading to a burst of freshness on the finish.
    Date Reviewed:
    07/2022
    Drinking Window:
    2023 - 2043
    92/100
    Neal Martin, Vinous
    The 2015 Quintus offers attractive blackberry, briary and cedar aromas on the nose but it lacks the definition and complexity of some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, well judged acidity, quite smooth in the mouth with a joyful, vivid, savory finish. This is a delightful Saint-Émilion. Enjoy this over the next 10 to 12 years. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
    Date Reviewed:
    07/2019
    Drinking Window:
    2020 - 2032

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    Producer:
    Château Quintus
    style:
    Red
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.

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    Château Quintus

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    Quintus is Prince Robert of Luxembourg's new project in St Emilion. 'The estate naturally wraps around a high promontory which represents the end of the plateau of Saint-Émilion. The vineyard benefits from a majestic panorama extending towards the neighbouring village and across the entire Dordogne valley. It is in this place that, for time immemorial, a watch tower has stood to ensure the defence of the village of Saint-Emilion.

    The originality of this extraordinary terroir lies in its diversity of soils, slopes and orientations. It is therefore hardly surprising that this wine was featured between 1844 and 1848 among the 14 most sought after and most expensive wines of Saint-Émilion. For close to a century the great reference book Cocks and Feret “Bordeaux et ses Vins” will consistently mention the property as a First Growth of Saint-Emilion. The vineyard was also one of the prominent Saint-Emilion estates to receive a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1867.

    A text found in another great book of the time “Les Grands Vins de Gironde” de Dumas et Lallemand (1899) reads: “One cannot imagine a more beautiful situation for an estate, or one more favourable for the production of a First Growth wine (…). Thanks to the excellent vinification practices undertaken at this estate, the wine produced here reflects great body, ripeness and an armature that exemplify the great wines of Saint-Emilion.”'

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