2022 Quintus Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 97 JL 97 DC 94 JA 94 WA 94 TWI 94 VN 94
JS 97

jamessuckling.com, January 2025

This is so floral and aromatic with intense flowers, potpourri and dark fruits as well as raspberries. Medium- to full-bodied, it has really tight, precise and fine-textured tannins that run the length of the wine...
JL 97

TheWineCellarInsider.com,

(95-97 points) The wine is focused on its elegant, sensuous nature. The fruits are refined, polished and silky. The purity in the fruits, which is paramount here is matched by its strong, mineral-driven character on the...
DC 94

Decanter, April 2023

Rich, bold and muscular, supple and generous. Sleek with well defined edges to the ripe blackcurrant and cherry fruit - lively and bright, balanced acidity with some salty minerality. You can feel the concentration in the...
JA 94

janeanson.com, April 2023

Rich and luscious in feel, with intense bright berry fruits set against fennel, anis, bittter black chocolate. The alcohol is bringing some heat on the finish, and this is fully charged, but the slate, chalky edge to the...
WA 94

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2023

(WA 92-94+ points) The 2022 Quintus, one of the best wines produced at this estate, reveals aromas of dark berries, licorice, ripe plum, spices, and hints of graphite. It’s fleshy and concentrated, precise and...
TWI 94

The Wine Independent, June 2025

The blend here is 58% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Franc, of which 37% comes from the old Grand Pontet vines, and it accounts for just 22% of the crop. The élevage was twelve months in 38% new oak. It takes fruit only from the...
VN 94

Vinous, May 2023

(VN 92-94 points) The 2022 Quintus represents the first vintage with the full 42 hectares in production after the acquisition of Château Grand Pontet. It contains the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc at 41.5% of the...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Saint Emilion
Vintage 2022
Size 750ML
Closure Cork

The 2022 Quintus, a Bordeaux Blend from the Saint Emilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France, has garnered significant praise from multiple renowned reviewers. This red wine, produced by Quintus, combines 58.5% Merlot and 41.5% Cabernet Franc, showcasing a complex and refined profile that has impressed many in the wine community.

Jeff Leve of TheWineCellarInsider.com awarded the wine 97 points, emphasizing its "elegant, sensuous nature" and noting the "refined, polished, and silky" fruits. Leve highlighted the wine's "strong, mineral-driven character" and described the finish as "long, creamy, and velvety." He also mentioned the wine's 15.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) and its pH level of 3.65, recommending it be enjoyed between 2025 and 2045.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, represented by Yohan Castaing, gave the 2022 Quintus a score of 94 points, calling it "one of the best wines produced at this estate." Castaing noted its "aromas of dark berries, licorice, ripe plum, spices, and hints of graphite," and praised its "fleshy and concentrated" nature. He also mentioned the wine's "tensile, chalky profile" with "velvety tannins" and a "vibrant, penetratingly saline finish."

James Suckling also awarded the wine 97 points, describing it as "complex and intense in flavor" with "black berry and lead pencil on the nose" and "fresh flowers." He highlighted its "racy and fine tannins" and noted that it remains "full of energy and verve."

Jane Anson, giving the wine 94 points, described it as "rich and luscious in feel," with "intense bright berry fruits" and "fennel, anise, and bitter black chocolate." She noted the wine's "slate, chalky edge to the tannins" and its "clear complexity."

Decanter's review, also awarding 94 points, described the wine as "rich, bold, and muscular," with "well defined edges to the ripe blackcurrant and cherry fruit." The review noted the wine's "balanced acidity" and "salty minerality," as well as its "lovely mouth-filling texture."

Neal Martin of Vinous awarded the wine 94 points, describing it as "opulent but delineated and fresh," with "black cherries, hints of cassis, and light iris flower aromas." He noted the wine's "fine-boned tannins" and "layered dark berry fruit laced with black tea and black pepper."

Lastly, The Wine Independent gave the wine a score of 96 points, describing it as having a "deep garnet-purple color" with notes of "crushed blackberries, juicy blueberries, and black raspberries." The review highlighted the wine's "rich, opulent black fruits" and "ripe, rounded tannins."

Overall, the 2022 Quintus Bordeaux Blend has received excellent reviews, with multiple reviewers praising its complexity, refinement, and aging potential.