Chateau Quintus, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2021 Cabernet Franc - Malbec so the domaine’s conversion to

so the domaine’s conversion to organic viticulture was a logical choice

Forest fruit of wild bluberries

A quiver of mineral tension and shotgun acidity finds a nervous confluence with a stiff upper lip of pucker

accompanied by hazelnut and mushrooms

Chateau Quintus, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2021 Cabernet Franc - Malbec so the domaine’s conversion toThe Saint Emilion estate of the Dillon family (Haut Brion, La Mission), assembled on the limestone slopes near the town. The 2021 Quintus is fresh and refined, with red and black cherry, crushed stone, tobacco and violet over polished, fine grained tannins. James Suckling 94 points.