Chateau Quintus Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020 i trækasse

“97-98 points. Wow … Gorgeous. Gets better and better." – James Suckling

“95-97 points. This is the finest, most complex and complete Quintus yet—bravo!" – Robert Parker

“96 points. There is a beautiful purity and refinement in the finish that makes your want to take another sip.” – Jeff Leve

“I might have said this last year too, but this is the finest vintage of Quintus to date in my view.” – The Drinks Business

Haut-Brion har indtaget højrebredden… Château Quintus nærmer sig med TGV-højhastighed Pétrus, Cheval Blanc og Ausone!

I perioden fra 2011 starter det vildeste nye eventyr i St-Émilion. Domaine Clarence Dillon, ejer af legendariske Château Haut Brion 1. Cru Classé, overtager de to historiske vingårde Tertre Daugay og L’Arrosée, der begge ophøjes til ”First Growth” i Saint-Émilion-biblen Cocks & Ferret.

Med et terroir og en producent i absolut verdensklasse er successen uundgåelig…

I maj i London 2022 blindsmager 28 førende vinpersonligheder, heriblandt Jancis Robinson og James Suckling, 8 årgange fra de 6 topslotte Château Pavie, Château Ausone, Château Angelus, Château Figeac, Château Pavie, Château Cheval Blanc samt den (så længe det kan vare!) klart billigere Château Quintus.

Resultatet siger alt. Blandt de 48 smagte vine brillerer Château Quintus med 3 vine i TOP15 samt med 3 perfekte 100-point-ratings!

I 2020 rammer Château Quintus et nyt historisk højdepunkt... Da Robert Parker tager sin første slurk, er anbefalingen ikke til at tage fejl af:

”This is the finest, most complex and complete Quintus yet—bravo!"

Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse.

Anmeldelser af Château Quintus Saint-Émillion Grand Cru 2020

97-98/100 James Suckling
"Wow. This is very chalky and salty with lots of mineral character. It shows lots of purple fruit and firm tannins. Racy and bright. Chewy yet fine tannins.

95-97/100 Robert Parker
"The 2020 Quintus is a blend of 62.5% Merlot and 37.5% Cabernet Franc, weighing in with an alcohol of 15.4%. Displaying a deep purple-black color, it leaps from the glass with bold notes of crushed blackberries, boysenberries and stewed plums, plus suggestions of chocolate mint, clove oil, lilacs and star anise. The full-bodied palate is densely laden with rich black fruits and floral accents, framed by well-balanced acidity and finely grained tannins, finishing with great length and impressive energy. Judging from this barrel sample, this is the finest, most complex and complete Quintus yet—bravo!"

96/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
" Supple, fresh, and vibrant with layers of silky fruits, accents of salty rocks and stones, flowers, spice, and red pit fruits, the wine is sensuous, polished, and energetic on the palate and in the finish. There is a beautiful purity and refinement in the finish that makes your want to take another sip.”

96/100 The Wine Independent

94-96/100 Jeb Dunnuck
"A big, velvety textured wine, especially in the vintage, the 2020 Château Quintus offers a gorgeous array of pure crème de cassis and black raspberry fruits as well as leafy herbs, graphite, and chocolate. These all carry to a full-bodied Saint-Emilion with a round, mouth-filling texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. This estate has been firing on all cylinders of late, and this should be in the same realm as the 2016, 2018, and I suspect, the 2019."

94-96/100 VV Wine
“Profound, noble, still, calm, sublime. Dark fruit, stone, lime, grass. On the palate, juicy, fresh, powerful, dancingly light and yet lush and round, not an ounce of fat, enormous precision, the high gradation of 15.4% perfectly packaged. Long, spicy and ripe fruity aftertaste. Excellent.”

95/100 Christer Byklum
”A very fine Quintus and it suits this more vigorous and almost mineral style it shows this vintage.”

95/100 Jean-Marc Quarin

93-95/100 Bernard Burtschy

93-95/100 Anthocyanes

94+/100 Markus Del Monego MW
”A well balanced wine with excellent length.”

94/100 Decanter
“As the aromas take a while to come through, it's the texture and structure that strike you first. There's a lot of richness here: it's dense and opulent, polished and showy, with lots of dark plum depths, warm spice, cedar and rust. A lifted fragrance of red cherry and tomato stem emerges on the finish.”

94/100 Vert de Vin Magazine
”On the nose, fruity and offers concentration, freshness, delicacy as well as a certain intensity. It reveals notes of pulpy / ripe black currant, boysenberry with slight hints of violet along with blueberry, fleshy wild strawberries as well as delicate notes of camphor, black tea, pepper, and subtle wafts of nutmeg and sweet tobacco. On the palate, fruity, refined and in balance, and offers juiciness, smoothness, freshness, good definition, with a certain delicacy and finesse. The wine expresses notes of pulpy / bright blackcurrant, blackberry and slight notes of raspberry along with touches of lily, lilac, blueberry, liquorice, madagascar pepper as well as hints of chocolate, caramelization, with delicate hints of toast, vanilla, black tea and cardamom. Good length.”

94/100 Tastingbook.com

94/100 Falstaff
“Dark ruby colour with purple reflections and brightening on the rim. Enchanting nose of tobacco interwoven in blackberry and delicate floral notes. Luscious cherry, smooth textured, well structured, mineral and zesty, nuances of cassis, balanced, with great ageing potential.”

94/100 Alexandre MA

94/100 Tim Atkin Master of Wine

94/100 Jeannie Cho Lee Master of Wine

“I might have said this last year too, but this is the finest vintage of Quintus to date in my view.” – The Drinks Business

4,2 stjerner Vivino (907 bedømmelser, set over alle årgange, 25-06-2024)

Nyd den til saftige steaks, lam med urter, vildtkød, andeconfit og modne oste. Servér ved 16-18°C.

Château Quintus er i topåret 2020 skabt på et udsøgt blend af 62,5 % Merlot og 37,5 % Cabernet Franc, der håndselekteres fra bæredygtigt certificerede topmarker i Saint-Émilion (nærmere bestemt fra de tre historiske "First Growth" ejendomme Château Tertre Daugay, Château L’Arrosée og Château Grand Pontet). For at optimere frugtkvaliteten sker druehøsten parcel for parcel i perioden fra 11. til 25. september.

Den parcelvise vinificering sker ligeledes på ståltank med frugtbevarende temperaturstyring, hvorefter Haut-Brion-teamet ved blindsmagning finder de perfekte komponenter til det endelige blend. Flagskibet modner herefter 12-18 måneder på 225 liters franske barriquefade, heraf 37,2 % helt nye.