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Château de Quantin Red
The vines at Quantin grow on deep gravel to produce a red wine with very ripe, smoky aromas. This is very elegant on the palate with solid, well-extracted tannin and an attractive personality in all vintages.
Wine style
Rich and Powerful
Grape blend
Cabernet sauvignon 50% / Merlot 50%.
Weather
2016 was one of the finest vintages in the past 20 years. Winter was exceptionally wet and mild, and it rained a great deal in spring until June. However, the weather changed radically in mid-June, turning warm and quite dry, with cool nights. Ideal conditions for growing excellent wine grapes!
Tasting Comment
Appearance
2016 Château de Quantin is a very attractive, brilliant, garnet-red colour scattered with sumptuous purple highlights.
Nose
The very round, pleasant bouquet unveils delicious, very ripe black fruit aromas (morello cherry, blackcurrant), accompanied by subtle hints of vanilla, conferring its elegance.
Mouth
Starts out incredibly smooth and generous on the palate. The wine's flavour profile reveals all the aromatic qualities of a Pessac-Léognan with delicious red fruit notes and spicy nuances, culminating in a lovely long aftertaste. This wine is worth ageing for a year or two to fully express all its aromatic complexity. Pair with Basque-style chicken, delicatessen meats, or roast lamb for a match made in heaven!
Medals
Concours des Grands Vins de France 2018
Consumption period
2019 - 2030
Our suggestions
White meats
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Game
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
Red meats
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Ground
Surface
15.00 ha
Soil
Deep gravel
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand or mechanical after manual sorting at the vine.
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - Riparia Gloire - 3309
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact
Plant density
6,500 to 8,500 vines per hectare
Wine average age
19 years
Grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot.
Pruning type
Double guyot with debudding
Fermentation
In stainless-steel temperature controlled tanks with patented cap-breaking system.
Fermentation temperature
28 à 30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
For 12 months in barrels with racking each trimester
Wine montage
Eggwhites
Maturing potential
Expressive after 2 to 4 years, will age 10 to 15 years.
Recipes
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