Tasting Notes

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The Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 01 May 23
The 2019 Quintus is composed of 55.4% Merlot and 44.6% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it tumbles out of the glass with playful scents of dark chocolate, vanilla pod, and licorice over a core of stewed black cherries and black plums with a hint of aniseed. Full-bodied, rich, and seductive in the mouth, it has wonderfully velvety tannins and a long spicy finish.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2044
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Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 26 Jan 22
Quintus gets easier and easier to recommend every year, and this is full of plump, confident and well-balanced fruit, with rich layers of flavour that expand through the palate. Cassis and slate, and the Cabernet Franc plays a large part in adding tension through the mid palate. Harvest 19 September through to 27 September for Merlot, then break until October 7 to 9 for Cabernet Franc. Bottled April 2021.
Drinking Date: 2026 - 2040
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Vinous Neal Martin - 01 Feb 23
The 2019 Quintus has quite a high-toned and outgoing bouquet with liquorice and tinged black fruit. Quite powerful, this gains more cohesion with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, very well balanced, with sappy, pure black fruit laced with minerals and a precise if glossy finish. Wonderful. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
Drinking Date: 2025 - 2050
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Bordeaux

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.