2022 Le Dragon de Quintus
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James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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81.6% Merlot, 12.1% Cabernet Franc, 6.3% Malbec. Includes parcels from Ch Grand-Pontet for the first time this year. Cask sample. Juicy and really quite elegant this year. Handles the alcohol well. Lifted red-fruit aroma. Round and generous on the palate then tightens and focuses on the finish. Just about enough freshness. GV (certainly compared with the grand vin)? (JL)
Heavy spice, juicy black fruits, this is intense and concentrated, with a trace of heat, but plenty of personality. 3.65ph. 28% new oak. Harvest September 7 (their earliest to date) through to September 23. No external consultant. Now with the addition of Château Grand Pontet, great terroir just behind Beauséjour-Becot, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc dating back to 1945.
The 2022 Dragon de Quintus displays a perfumed yet elegant bouquet with aromas of spices, plums, cassis and dark berries, followed by a moderately weighted palate that is supple and juicy, with structured tannins but also a slight impression of alcohol on the finish. This is a blend of 81.6% Merlot, 12.1% Cabernet Franc and 6.3% Malbec.
About the producer
Ch. Quintus is the flagship Saint-Emilion estate of Domaine Clarence Dillon (owners of Ch. Haut-Brion and Ch. la Mission Haut-Brion). Following the purchase of Ch. Tertre Daugay in 2011 and Ch. l’Arrosée in 2013, the two were merged to form Ch. Quintus. The first vintage of the wine was 2011.