Quintus 2020
Duty Paid
£125.00
Skip to product information
10
left
Quintus 2020
HED25712
75 cl
15.5%
£125.00
Taxes included.
Pay ex-VAT when shipping outside the UK
- Order by 2PM for same-day dispatch.
The 2020 vintage of Château Quintus is a blend of 62.5% Merlot with 37.5% Cabernet Franc and boasting an alcohol content of 15.4%. The wine pours into the glass with a striking deep purple-black colour, immediately captivating the senses. Aromatically, it delights with bold and alluring notes of crushed blackberries, boysenberries, and stewed plums. Hints of chocolate mint, clove oil, lilacs, and star anise add intriguing complexity to the nose. The palate is full-bodied and luxuriously laden with rich black fruits, harmoniously accompanied by floral accents. A well-balanced acidity and finely grained tannins frame the wine.
94 Robert Parker
The 2020 Quintus is one of the most successful renditions of this wine to date, offering up aromas of dark cherries, wild berries, sweet spices and licorice framed by nicely integrated new oak. Full-bodied, seamless and integrated, it`s fleshy and layered, with powdery tannins, succulent acids and impressive overall balance despite its 15.4% alcohol. Indeed, while this is obviously a powerful, broad-shouldered Saint-Émilion, in terms of oak and extraction it`s far from excessive. The blend is 62.5% Merlot with 37.5% Cabernet Franc. - William Kelley
94 Vinous
The 2020 Quintus has a wonderfully harmonious bouquet with black fruit, briar, a touch of wild mint and beautifully integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with silky tannins and a fine bead of acidity. It is perhaps modern in style, but even blind, this just oozes class and sophistication. Despite the high alcohol, this manages to pull it all off. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
16.5 Jancis Robinson
Full bottle 1,340 g. Cask sample taken 13 April. Nice and fresh! 62.5% Merlot, 37.5% Cabernet Franc. Purplish crimson with a healthy glow. Much firmer somehow on the nose than most of the other wines from this appellation. Opulent palate entry but then very sophisticated drive. Distinctively focussed and much drier than most St-Émilions with limestone influence well in evidence. Already persistent. Lean, fresh tannins on the finish. Not in the rich camp but expressive in its own style. (JR)
You may also like
