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LE DRAGON DE QUINTUS

2019 Grand Cru Saint Emilion

Grapes Cab Franc, Merlot
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Saint Emilion & Satellites
Village Saint Emilion
Classification Grand Cru
ABV 13.5%

The 2019 Le Dragon de Quintus has an attractive nose with a fair amount of new oak, creamier in style, but there is substance behind it. The palate is flattering with plush black fruit, lightly spiced, fine depth and cohesion with a dash of black pepper towards the persistent finish. Lovely. You could almost broach this now. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting. Drinking range: 2025 - 2040 Rating: 91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2023)


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The 2019 Le Dragon de Quintus is a racy, polished wine that shows the more extroverted side of the year, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. Sweet red berry fruit opens first, followed by hints of cedar, pipe tobacco, spice and crushed leaves. There's plenty of near and medium term appeal. Even so, tannins remain a bit searing in their intensity. Drinking range: 2024 - 2024 Rating: 89 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2022)

The 2019 Le Dragon de Quintus is tightly wound on the nose, opening gradually to reveal black cherries, raspberry coulis and light marmalade aromas, all nicely focused with neatly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and fine acidity, and lightly spiced, with a detailed finish. Enjoy over the next 10–12 years. Drinking range: 2024 - 2046 Rating: 90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2022)

The tannins and the architecture are powerful, with supple berry fruits and a clear shot of smoked cedar. Closes in tight on the finish. Drinking range: 2026 - 2040 Rating: 91 Jane Anson, Decanter (Jan 2022)

Château Quintus

Domaines Clarence Dillon (Haut Brion) bought, in 2011, what used to be Château Tertre Daugay, a Grand cru Classé Saint Emilion. The name was chosen following the Roman tradition of calling the fifth child Quintus. The property was originally about 16 hectares of vines on a promontory on the south-west corner of the Saint Emilion plateau, with vines on the limestone of the plateau itself and sloping down on all sides on clay over the limestone base, looking over the Dordogne valley.

In 2013, the Dillon family acquired Château L'Arrosée which they include in the production of Chateau Quintus. This has expanded the property to 28 hectares of vines on a gently sloping plateau 68 meters above sea level in the south west of Saint Emilion. Soil type varies from limestone in the north of the property, to clay and gravel in the south. Merlot represents 66% of the vines planted; Cabernet Franc (26%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (8%) make up the rest.

There are two wines, Château Quintus and its second wine 'Le Dragon de Quintus'.

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