Tasting Notes

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The Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 09 Feb 23
The 2018 Quintus has a deep garnet purple color. It sashays out with flamboyant notes of fruit cake, Indian spices, and dark chocolate, with underlying notes of prunes and blueberries. Full-bodied and plush, the palate is well-structured, with great opulence and length.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2042
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Vinous Antonio Galloni - 01 Mar 21
The 2018 Quintus is a powerful, heady wine. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, spice and new leather all race across the palate. Rich and exotic to the core, the 2018 is a big wine. Even so, its 15.5% alcohol is not especially evident. The 2018 is a good wine but not especially delineated.
Drinking Date: 2023 - 2035
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Vinous Neal Martin - 01 Mar 21
The 2018 Quintus has gained more exuberance and intensity on the nose since its showing in barrel, offering flamboyant black fruit, blueberry, crushed violet petals and potpourri, all very well defined. A light menthol scent emerges with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp black fruit, tobacco and light cedar aromas. Like the Second Wine, this has emerged with a Left Bank–inspired personality, lightly spiced on the precise, quite minerally finish. Excellent.
Drinking Date: 2023 - 2035
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Red Bordeaux, globally renowned, is crafted in France’s Bordeaux region from grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. These full-bodied wines feature dark fruit flavours, earthy and spicy notes, and often benefit from ageing. Top producers include Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Lafite Rothschild. White Bordeaux, made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, offers styles from crisp to rich, with citrus and tropical notes. Sweet Bordeaux wines, like Sauternes, are famed for their rich sweetness and flavours of apricot and honey, with Château d’Yquem as a leading producer.