Chateau Quintus Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2012 Old Rioja crafted from low-yielding Gamay vines

crafted from low-yielding Gamay vines planted on granite and schist soils

and stewed plum

Full bodied and sweet

The cuvee is named for Eugene Mousse

Sebastian Beaumont farms one of Bot River's oldest cellars

Chateau Quintus Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2012 Old Rioja crafted from low-yielding Gamay vinesQuintus is the right bank project of Domaine Clarence Dillon, owners of First Growth Chteau Haut Brion. They assembled the estate in stages on Saint milion's limestone plateau, and 2012 is one of the very first vintages produced fully under their hand. Merlot led with a smaller share of Cabernet Franc, raised in a careful percentage of new oak, it is firm, mineral and structured rather than the showy, cushiony style some Saint milions chase. A serious