Dragon de Quintus 2024

Cool and creamy blue fruit on the nose. Lively and bright with a fun aspect. Not too heavy or too lean, this has an easy charm with soft, smooth tannins and clean red berry fruit. Accents of wet stone, liquorice, cola and mint give freshness and nuance on the finish. It’s still quite focused on the acidity and missing a touch of flesh to really balance out the bitter orange and slate minerality, but it has purity and lots of delineation. 40% production. 3.44 pH. Ageing: 33% new oak.

Tobacco wrapper, flowers, cedar, and mint combine with bright, fresh, red berries to produce a vibrant, medium-bodied, elegant, fruity wine that is going to be delicious on release. You can enjoy this with pleasure in its youth, for all its fruits, and freshness. The wine blends 78.5% Merlot, and 21.5% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2034. 90-92 Pts

Score: 89–91. A nose that is initially dark and mysterious, then a sappy, floral freshness emerges from pink and red fruits. On the palate, the texture is fluid, caressing, and voluptuous, evoking fine silks gliding over the skin.

Floral nuances with a touch of violet complemented by red-berry notes. Supported by a slightly saline structure, the wine is fresh, harmonious, and endowed with fine-grained tannins. It will gain a bit of weight during its ageing. A wine to enjoy in its youth