Quintus - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015
In June 2011, Domaine Clarence Dillon, acquired a beautiful estate in Saint-Emilion, today renamed Château Quintus. This wine is taking its natural place within the Domaine Clarence Dillon family, as an equal alongside the red and white wines of Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion, thereby becoming the 5th child in this illustrious family.
In October 2013, Château Quintus in turn acquired the neighbouring property, Château L’Arrosée, and these two exceptional estates are now united in order to produce one of the very finest wines of Saint-Emilion.
Merlot represents 66% of the surface in production and the rest, 26% is planted with Cabernet Franc and 8% with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Château Quintus also produces a second wine : Le Dragon de Quintus
While looking at the location of the estate, one knows that Quintus benefits from an outstanding terroir, on the top of one of the AOC hill, hillside and foot of the slope; as weel as its most prestigious neighbours such as Ausone, Pavie or Angélus.
In addition, this terroir has been producing wine since the early 14th century; while the former estates were called “Daugay” and “Larauzet”. In the last two centuries, the wines have always been among the best wines of Saint Emilion :
- Part of « Premiers Crus (First Growths) of Saint-Emilion » in all Féret guides from 1850 to 1949… > Daugay and L’Arrosée were among the elite of Saint-Emilion wines
- « At Daugay, Alezay sells his 1844 and 1846 wines for 500 francs… » « Daugay is one of the 14 Saint-Emilion wines most sought by wine brokers… » (H. Enjalbert, from the Lawton family archives) > This price is exactly the same as that of the wine produced by Mr. Cantenat, now Château Ausone….
- « One can not imagine a more beautiful situation for an estate, or one more favourable for the production of a First Growth wine (…). » Dumas (F.-G) et Lallemand (Ch.), Les Grands Vins de Gironde, Paris, 1899