2012 Le Dragon de Quintus
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The 2012 Dragon de Quintus offers light brambly red fruit, cranberry and crushed strawberry on the nose, gentle, soothing even. The palate is medium-bodied with sour cherry on the entry, a pleasant bitterness here, though it tapers towards the slightly dry finish. Drink soon. Tasted blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.
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This was the second vintage of Dragon de Quintus, and it is ruby red in colour, majoring on raspberry fruits and melted tannins, raring to go at this 10 year window. Enjoyable, easy to recommend for drinking now. 40% new oak.
Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux tasting. The 2012 Dragon de Quintus has a simple bouquet: briary, redcurrant and cranberry leaf, a touch of undergrowth coming through but never mustering the vigor one would have expected. The palate is medium-bodied and actually demonstrates more composure and harmony than the aromatics suggest. The tannins are quite fine and it feels silky smooth towards the finish. It is just the nose that lets the side down, but it does seem to improve, albeit developing an almost Chianti-like personality! Tasted January 2016.
Tasted blind. Mid ruby. Light nose. Difficult to find a focus for this wine. Sort of alcoholic fruit juice rather than a structured interpretation. Rather timid. (JR)
About the producer
Ch. Quintus is the flagship Saint-Emilion estate of Domaine Clarence Dillon (owners of Ch. Haut-Brion and Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion). Following the purchase of Ch. Tertre Daugay in 2011 and Ch. l’Arrosée in 2013, the two were merged to form Ch. Quintus. The first vintage of the wine was 2011.