Château Quintus - 2014
The domain
Born from the union of the terroirs of Château Tertre Daugay and Château L'Arrosée, Château Quintus is the fifth property of the family company Domaine Clarence Dillon, alongside Châteaux Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. The name of the estate comes from the Gallo-Roman tradition of naming one's fifth child Quintus.
The vineyard
Located on 28 hectares in the Saint-Emilion appellation, the vineyard is made up of a mosaic of terroirs: limestone strata, clay-limestone soils and gravel.
Composition
69% Merlot
31% Cabernet Franc
Serving temperature
17-18°C
Beautiful dense, purplish color
Raspberry, peppery and spicy notes
All roundness and smoothness with ripe and tasty tannins, then an expressive and fine finish
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