Tag: Quintus 2019

  • From Louis XIV to My Wine Glass: Tasting Chateau de Ferrand

    From Louis XIV to My Wine Glass: Tasting Chateau de Ferrand

    Chateau de Ferrand 2016: A Wine with History, But Did It Deliver? Earlier this week, I tasted a bottled of Chateau de Ferrand 2016—a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé with a fascinating backstory. The chateau is from the 18th century, when poet Elie de Bétoulaud built it as a tribute to Louis XIV. His unexpected death (in… Read more