Château Quintus

The Haut-Brion outpost of the right bank. In 2009, Domaine Clarence Dillon, owners of Haut-Brion and la Mission Haut-Brion, purchased Saint-Émilion classified growth Château Tertre Daugay. In 2013 they purchased the neighbour, Château l’Arrosée, also classified to create Château Quintus, and n 2021 they added Château Grand Pontet (non-classified) making a 45 ha vineyard; really quite large for Saint-Émilion.
With the purchase of Château L’Arrosée came incumbent regisseur Francois Capdemourlin, who, working with Jean-Philippe Delmas, set the property on track.
The high point of the ensuing mosaic of sites is at 62m above sea level, giving a complex terroir of limestone on the south slopes and a mixture of clay limestone and some gravel on the northern slopes. Planting is to Merlot and Cabernet Franc with some really old vines.
The name and ‘V’ type face is inspired by the roman history of Saint-Émilion and refers to this, their fifth child. The second wine, Dragon de Quintus, is a tenuous link to the lookout tower on this high property overlooking the valley, but it makes for a fabulous label and a nod to the Asian market perhaps? There’s an amazing Dragon Statue guarding the property.
The first vintage under the new label was 2011 in a bottle reminiscent of the Haut-Brion bottle, embossed and with sloping shoulders.