Quintessa
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
It was a great treat to enjoy the "Night With Quintessa" event tonight. Really cool story behind the label and the efforts that go in to beautiful wines. We were treated to 3 barrel samples and the most current vintage of Quintessa. I'll leave brief notes on all 4 wines.
-2015 Mt Calisse barrel sample: This was probably my pick of the 4...the nose was filled with blueberries and the body and structure of the wine at the young age was mind blowing
-2015 Dragon's Terrace barrel sample: Very similar to the first one on the nose, but very cherry forward...massive tannins
-2015 Bench barrel sample: The most "Rutherford dust" style of all the wines. Great balance between fruit and earth
-2013 Quintessa: It had an hour decant and I think it could have benefited from another, though this wine is naturally gorgeous. Lavender on the nose, perfect tannic structure, and a taste that goes on for a good while.
It was a great treat to enjoy the "Night With Quintessa" event tonight. Really cool story behind the label and the efforts that go in to beautiful wines. We were treated to 3 barrel samples and the most current vintage of Quintessa. I'll leave brief notes on all 4 wines.
-2015 Mt Calisse barrel sample: This was probably my pick of the 4...the nose was filled with blueberries and the body and structure of the wine at the young age was mind blowing
-2015 Dragon's Terrace barrel sample: Very similar to the first one on the nose, but very cherry forward...massive tannins
-2015 Bench barrel sample: The most "Rutherford dust" style of all the wines. Great balance between fruit and earth
-2013 Quintessa: It had an hour decant and I think it could have benefited from another, though this wine is naturally gorgeous. Lavender on the nose, perfect tannic structure, and a taste that goes on for a good while.