2023 Château Quintus
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The 2023 Quintus is dark, fleshy and inviting. Black cherry, menthol, licorice, dried herbs and a kiss of French oak build as the 2023 gains volume with a bit of time in the glass. As is often the case, the Grand Vin is quite racy and extroverted in feel, and yet all the elements are impeccably put together.
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James Suckling
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
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The 2023 Quintus has an intense bouquet that errs toward Left Bank in style, well defined with blackberry, crushed stone and touches of citrus fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, well-judged acidity, fresh and saline with a very harmonious, silky-textured finish that lingers in the mouth. This is a lovely Saint-Émilion that should age gracefully.
A very subtle and focused young red with blackberry, plum and cherry aromas and hints of milk chocolate and hazelnuts. It’s full-bodied yet integrated and compact, with focus and purity. Sophisticated. A blend of 78.3% merlot and 21.7% cabernet franc. Better after 2028.
Black raspberries, spring flowers, graphite, and hints of celery seed all emerge from the 2023 Château Quintus, a medium-bodied, pure, graceful Saint-Emilion that has a touch (if not more than a touch) of green in its aromatics.
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.