The Château
Perched high on a promontory, Quintus offers a breath-taking 360-degree view.
Its outstanding terroir comprises an incredible diversity of micro-climates and limestone soils, conducive to the finest qualities of the Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
The origin of Quintus
Since its creation in 2011, Quintus has sought to bring together the diversity of a place in a harmonious and enduring expression of wine. At the heart of the estate lies a vision: to create a new legacy through a contemporary creative gesture.
Quintus selects and blends a mosaic of ancient terroirs to create a great Saint-Émilion wine. Together, these terroirs offer the teams an exceptionally rich palette from which to craft their blends, drawing on the most rigorous selection of grapes.
Quintus, in Latin, means “the fifth.” Quintessence, in antic thought, is the fifth element, the purest essence.
Quintus. Quintessence of Saint-Émilion.
The revelation of an exceptional terroir
Perched high on a limestone promontory, culminating at an altitude of 62 metres, Quintus offers a splendid 360 degree view across the Dordogne valley. Its plateau, with north, west and south-facing positions, overlooks an incredible abundance of micro-climates and limestone terroirs conducive to the finest expressions of the Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes varieties.
Quintus selects and blends a mosaic of ancient terroirs to create a great Saint-Émilion wine. Together, these terroirs offer the teams an exceptionally rich palette from which to craft their blends, drawing on the most rigorous selection of grapes.
“In 2011, my family, our team and I expressed our ambitious goals, with our communicated desire to craft one of the very finest wines possible in Saint-Émilion. By assembling some of the most promising parcels and terroirs, we would attempt to create a new star of the Right bank; Quintus. After 15 vintages, I am proud to say that our exceptional winemaking team is excelling at meeting this challenge.”
H.R.H Robert de Luxembourg
Chairman of Domaine Clarence Dillon
Saint-Émilion
The history of Quintus is closely linked to that of Saint-Emilion, one of the oldest winegrowing areas of the region. A harmonious work of Nature and Mankind, the landscapes of Saint-Emilion bear unique testament to History: according to UNESCO, Saint-Emilion is “a remarkable example of an historical winegrowing landscape that has survived intact” and continues its activity to this day. Saint-Emilion is the first winegrowing landscape to be added to the World Heritage of Humanity List, as a cultural landscape.
The dragon
Sitting atop the promontory where a watchtower once stood to guard the property, a massive bronze dragon statue with a six-meter wingspan overlooks the valley. Inspired by the western legend that depicts the dragon as a mythical creature with very sharp eyesight protecting a priceless treasure, this statue created by Mark Coreth, with its wings spread widely, has become the symbol of the estate.