| Producer | Chateau Quintus |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Saint Emilion |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc, Merlot |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 3450301182306 |
| Size | 750ml |
Merlot 70% and Cabernet Franc 30%
The colour is a quite deep garnet-red. The first impression on the nose is of ripeness,
but not to excess. Fresh fruity aromas predominate. The attack is smooth, silky,
and caressing on the palate. The wine then spreads out without a trace of hardness.
The middle palate is full-bodied and tight-knit, going into a long aftertaste.
The fruity flavours are accompanied by discreet, elegant oak. After the flamboyant 2015
Quintus, the 2016 is fresh, fruity, remarkably well-focused and well-structured.
It also displays a depth never before achieved by this estate.
Château Quintus is the 5th child within the Domaine Clarence Dillon family of wines. Its name is a tribute to the Gallo-Romans, creators of Saint-Emilion’s vineyards, who had the custom of naming their fifth child Quintus.
This is so beautifully integrated already with dark, stony minerals, slate and graphite, as well as a swathe of ripe blackberries and dark, spicy plums. The palate starts out quite tight and maintains a long, linear shape that pushes deeper and wider into the finish. Regal and velvety on the surface. Profoundly fine and long below. Freshens as it goes, too. Superb. Try from 2023.
The deep ruby-colored 2016 Château Quintus is thrilling stuff, and my money is on it being the finest to date. Saturated purple in color, powerful notes of blackberries, currants, spicy tobacco, and a touch graphite all flow to a deep, rounded, sexy Saint-Emilion that’s beautifully balanced. It shows the class of the vintage and is capable of lasting for two decades or more.
The sixth vintage under the wing of Haut-Brion. The vines didn't block in the heat here, which is why the alcohols are generous, but this is absolutely perfectly balanced. The generosity of the ripe blackberry and cassis fruit stretches out with the juice running right through it, joined by some exotic spice and grilled oak touches through the mid-palate. But they never overwhelm the gentle extraction, and overall this is an extremely successful Quintus that leaves a beautifully fragrant quality in the mouth. 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Drinking Window 2027 - 2050
The 2016 Quintus is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. It has a medium to deep garnet-purple color and features a quiet intensity of chocolate-covered cherries, warm mulberries and plum preserves scents with underlying hints of dried lavender, star anise and potpourri. Medium-bodied, the palate is packed with perfumed black fruit layers, framed by seductively plush tannins and great freshness and finishing with fantastic length.
Lush and inviting at first, with tasty raspberry, cassis and plum preserve flavors gliding through, this gains elegance as it moves along, adding light apple wood, floral and tobacco lines. A pretty mineral echo adds length and cut. Pure and stylish. 4,800 cases made. James Molesworth, 3/31/2019
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