An age-old vineyard, with an extraordinary past, present and future
The history of Quintus is closely linked to that of Saint-Emilion, one of the oldest winegrowing areas of the region. Perched on a limestone promontory, culminating at an altitude of 62 metres, Quintus offers up a breath-taking 360-degree view across the Dordogne valley. Its topography, boasting a plateau and featuring north, west and south facing slopes, comprises an incredible abundance of micro-climates and limestone soils, especially well suited for extricating the finest qualities of the Merlot and Cabernet Franc grape varietals.
Established in 2011, Château Quintus released its 10th vintage this past year, with its highly acclaimed 2020.
Quintus grows with the acquisition of its close neighbour, Château Grand-Pontet
Château Quintus is acquiring Château Grand-Pontet, a Grand Cru Classé, located in an exceptional position just a
few metres from the famous village of Saint-Emilion and only 1 km to the north of its existing parcels. This property is
surrounded by three prestigious Premiers Grands Crus Classés: Châteaux Canon, Clos Fourtet and Beauséjour Bécot, on
the Western plateau of Saint-Emilion.
With the addition of these parcels, Quintus also becomes one of Saint-Emilion’s largest properties, representing 45 hectares (111 acres), 42 (104 acres) of which are planted in vines. The addition of this illustrious historical terroir offers the wine making team with ever greater possibilities for creating their wines from a very stringent selection at this Right bank estate.
Mariette Veyssière, appointed as new Manager of Château Quintus
Prince Robert of Luxembourg – Chairman & CEO of Domaine Clarence Dillon – and Jean-Philippe Delmas – Managing Director Wines and Estates – announce the appointment of Mariette Veyssière as Manager of Quintus.
Mariette Veyssière represents the 5th generation of the Veyssière family devoted to the terroir of Saint-Emilion. Having honed her skills through numerous work experiences at Château Haut Brion, Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Pétrus, Château Latour and in California, Mariette joined the team at Château Quintus at the end of 2013. Initially charged with QSE (Quality Security
& Environment) her knowledge and responsibilities have evolved naturally over the years. She inspires a progression in winegrowing methods at the estate. The continuous efforts of all the Quintus teams involved in these environmental procedures have been rewarded by the estate obtaining dual certification: High Environmental Value (HEV) in 2018 and ISO 14001 in 2019.
All of these environmental considerations are shared by the Pourquet-Bécot family, whose team will now join the Quintus family under the new management of Mariette Veyssière.
Phenomenal biodiversity
The environmental specificity of Château Quintus lies in
its Mediterranean Green Belt, a true haven of biodiversity. The sublime natural gardens and terraces of Quintus, representing two hectares, are enchanting from the very the first glance. These boast numerous hedgerows, majestic holm oaks, low stone walls and verdant escarpments. These treasures of the landscape heritage that surround the plots of vines are important shelters for natural allies, vital to the success of the vineyard.
The recent inventory of the profusion of auxiliary fauna
and flora of the property, carried out with the assistance
of a doctor of entomology and landscape ecology, reveals a rare abundance of species: 800 types of auxiliary fauna gathered, divided into 200 different species and 80 varieties of wild flower were counted at the estate.
To supplement these natural assets and enrich this
breeding ground of biodiversity, the vineyard workers
sow wild flowers on fallow land on the escarpments of
the hillside slope, and in plots where vines have just been
uprooted. They also plant hedgerows of local varieties,
creating ecological corridors in the less wooded areas.
In order to protect this biodiversity, no insecticide product has been used at the property since 2017
