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Quintessa 2019
HED90607
75 cl
14.5%
£220.00
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Quintessa 2019 is a full-bodied Bordeaux blend from the Rutherford AVA of the Napa Valley. Quintessa owners Agustin and Valeria Huneeus chose to plant vineyards on the 113ha Quintessa estate owing to its extraordinary diversity of soil types and microclimates. Depending on the vintage, Quintessa may include some or all of the five Bordeaux varieties grown on the property. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carménère. The inaugural 1996 vintage marked out Quintessa as a Californian classic in the making and the wines continue to be among the most elegant and refined available from the Napa Valley. "This is a winemaker`s masterclass in blending and understanding of a long-standing site. Dried herb, cedar and pencil shavings accent lifted red fruit and brilliant acidity on the palate, with a supple yet still youthfully grippy texture that is framed by structured, graceful tannins. 100 points. "Wine Enthusiast, 2022
97 Jane Anson
Concentrated, powerful and creamy damson and blackberry fruit, rippled through with sage, fennel and warm earth. Hard not to be seduced by the precision and chiselled freshness that plays with a more gourmet brioche and chocolate finish. You`ll find the same energy and vitality as in the 2018 vintage, and the same graphite and slate texture to the tannins. A year without too many extremes of temperature, and by this point the vineyard work was extremely precise - 26 different blocks, 86 separate picking sections, far greater accounting for the impact of terroir in the vineyard practices. Winemaker Rebekah Wineberg, consultant Michel Rolland, 60% new oak for ageing.Jane Anson9th February 2022
95 Jancis Robinson
The 2019 Proprietary Red Wine is more open and effusive than the 2018 version, with gentle floral nuances set against a backdrop of black cherries and cassis, joined by subtle notes of tobacco, cedar and vanilla. In the mouth, it`s medium to full-bodied, streamlined, silky and lush, nicely balanced and elegant, with a long, softly dusty finish tinged with licorice and caramel. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.Joe Czerwinski15th September 2022
94 Vinous
The 2019 Quintessa is one of the best wines I have tasted here in some time. Broad swaths of tannin wrap around a core intense dark plum, mocha, licorice and spice. The 2019 clearly needs a few years in bottle to come together. Quintessa is a large, sprawling property with many different exposures. My feeling is that it may not ultimately be suited to making a single large production flagship wine, but that perhaps a series of smaller production wines might showcase the site better. Antonio Galloni1st January 2022