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Very balanced and refined texture with silky tannins and fresh acidity. Lovely length. This is going to be a beautiful bottle. Deeper than 2011. The second year of this wine from the owners of Haut-Brion and Las Mission. 89% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
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The 2012 Quintus (89% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc) is made in a firm, structured style with a hint of minerality, dark plum and black currant fruit, touches of cherries and spice, along with some background oak. It is medium-bodied, well-made, and pure. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. Apr 2015, www.robertparker.com
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.