A stunning Bordeaux that blends richness and freshness effortlessly. With intense aromas of black fruit, spices, and a touch of smoky oak, it’s full-bodied and fleshy, yet elegant. The 45% Cabernet Franc adds depth, while the Merlot brings smoothness. The tannins are fine and creamy, giving it great structure. Perfect now if you want to enjoy its vibrant fruit, but it’ll age beautifully for years. A truly standout wine!

The Wine Advocate | RP 93
Published: Apr 7, 2022
Drink: 2025-2045

The 2019 Quintus exhibits aromas of rich, plummy fruit mingled with exotic spices and smoky, toasty new oak. Full-bodied, broad and textural, it'srich and fleshy, with a ripe core of fruit, lively acids and powdery structuring tannins. Cabernet Franc represents nearly 45% of the blend this year. 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 95
Published: Mar 3, 2022

This is very spicy, with tile and terra cotta to the dark-fruit aromas. Pine and cedar, too. it'smedium-bodied with fine tannins and a creamy finish. Very fine and long. Need three or four years to come together. 55% merlot and 45% cabernet. Drink after 2024.

Decanter | D 95
Published: Jan 5, 2022
Drink: 2027-2044

Quite a rich nose. Heady and full with some soft floral aromatics. This is gorgeous, full of life, great freshness and energy but with a deep core of flavour - layered and complex, this gives the mouthwatering juicy acidity you want but also the lovely plush tannins and sensitivity of fruit - power and charm. Tannins are so well integrated supporting the fruit and giving structure with a cooling, liquorice mintiness on the finish. Great impact and presence. Could drink this now and savour the lifted fruit and cooling ending. 55.4% Merlot and 44.6% Cabernet Franc. Drinking Window: 2027 - 2044

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 18
Published: Jan 31, 2023
Drink: 2025-2045

Tasted blind. Sweet and rich and very St-Émilion with masses of pleasure. Lots of intensity and first-growth aspirations. Really buzzes with life! Persistent and detailed.

Chateau-quintus.com

Château Quintus is the 5th child within the Domaine Clarence Dillon family of wines. Its name is a tribute to the Gallo-Romans, creators of Saint-Emilion’s vineyards, who had the custom of naming their fifth child Quintus.

This Quintus is a deep red colour with crimson highlights. The bouquet is powerful, intense and complex, and bursting with notes of ripe, black fruit, particularly blackcurrant. Spicy, subtle overtones are already perceptible.
Starts out broad-based and fleshy, with a remarkably caressing sensation, becoming full-bodied, with smooth, creamy fine-grained tannins mid-palate. 
The finish is long, without any hardness whatsoever. A perfect marriage between Merlot and Cabernet Franc, whereby the qualities of each grape variety are expressed to the full. This 2019 Quintus is clearly a tremendous success.