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Le Dragon de Quintus 2019 1200cl

Grand Cru | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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2019
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90 Robert Parker
The 2019 Dragon de Quintus has turned out nicely, delivering a generous bouquet of rich, plumy fruit and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's seamless and polished, with its sweet core of fruit framed by ripe tannins and succulent acids, concluding with an expansive finish. As usual, this bottling tends to derive from lower-lying parcels on deeper, sandier soils than those that inform the grand vin.
90 Wine Spectator
This fresh and pure version has refined edges, thanks to subtle chalky minerality, with a gentle core of damson plum and dark cherry fruit that glides through easily. Features an incense hint that swirls on the finish. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2029. — JM
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Château Quintus
Originally known as Château Tertre Daugay, Château Quintus was purchased in 2011 by Domaine Clarence Dillon (of Châteaux Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion) and shortly thereafter transformed. They named it Quintus, which was a common name in ancient Roman times for a fifth child. In terms of the Dillon family, it is their fifth Grand Vin that they produce after both the red and white wines of Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. In 2013, they also purchased Château l'Arrosée, another property located with the Saint-Émilion appellation and their vineyards are now being including into Quintus’. Today, the estate totals 28 hectares which are planted to Merlot (67%) with the remainder being Cabernet Franc (33%). In addition to making Château Quintus, they also have a second wine called Le Dragon de Quintus. Both wines are made by Haut-Brion and La Mission's winemaker, the inimitable Jean-Philippe Delmas.