The Château Quintus of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Quintus
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Domaine Clarence Dillon.
It is ranked in the top 134 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Quintus is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Quintus wines

Looking for the best Château Quintus wines in Saint-Émilion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Quintus wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Quintus wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Quintus

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Quintus

How Château Quintus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lamb skewers, oriental stew with couscous or rabbit with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Quintus

On the nose the red wine of Château Quintus. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cedar or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of clove, cassis or red currant. In the mouth the red wine of Château Quintus. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Quintus

  • 2016With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Quintus.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baron Philippe de Rothschild or the Château Le Chatelet produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, savory or cocoa and sometimes also flavors of bramble, raisin or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 645 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion, producing 833 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Quintus and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.