Quintessa
Quintessa Red 2018

170,00 CHF * netto 157,26 CHF

Inhalt: 0.75 Liter (226,67 CHF* / 1 Liter)

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Winzer:	Quintessa
Wein:	Quintessa Red 2018
Jahrgang:	2018
Klassifizierung:	AVA
Land:	USA
Gebiet/Region:	Kalifornien, Napa Valley
Alkoholgehalt:	14,5%
Traubensorte:	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Carmenère, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Bewertungen:	Parker 97/100, Vinous 93/100, JamesSuckling.com 99/100, Jancis Robinson 18.5/20, WineEnthusiast.com 98/100, falstaff.com 96/100
Allergene:	Enthält Sulfite

Robert Parker Wine Advocate:

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Quintessa (Cabernet Sauvignon) sashays out with crème de cassis, blackberry preserves and redcurrant jelly scents, plus wafts of dark chocolate, anise and lavender with a touch of tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, elegantly styled and stunningly energetic, it has a fine-grained texture and long, fragrant finish. Drink Date 2023-2048. Rating 97/100. -Lisa Perrotti-Brown-

Vinous:

The 2018 Red Wine is a powerful, driving Napa Valley wine. Scorched earth, iron, chocolate, and leather give the red cherry/plum fruit distinctly savory accents. This is an especially tight wine in a vintage that yielded generally more supple, open-knit reds. Quintessa is one of the first Napa Valley estates I visited, many years ago. Since then, the property has undergone several stylistic phases. It will be interesting to see where things go over the next handful of years here. Drink Date 2023-2038. Rating 93/100. -Antonio Galloni-

James Suckling:

This is beautifully polished with firm, dusty tannins to the blue fruit, as well as chocolate and cedar character. Some much earthier character, too, from mushrooms to bark. Forest flowers. Perfumed. It’s full-bodied with round tannins and a soft, creamy finish. Some iron and iodine to this. So attractive at the finish. From biodynamically grown grapes. Better after 2023. Rating 99/100. -JamesSuckling.com-

Jancis Robinson:

92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot, 2% Carmenѐre, 1% Petit Verdot. ‘Coming on the heels of five warm years, the 2018 growing season was even and balanced, beginning with budbreak occurring two weeks later than the previous year. The moderate weather set the pace to create healthy canopies and a vineyard graced with mild conditions, a lack of extremes, and an abundance of high-quality fruit. The harmony of the 2018 season allowed for a deeper understanding of how we can continue to evolve our biodynamic farming practices to support the vines growing on Quintessa’s diverse soils. Mild weather conditions persisted through harvest, producing clusters of perfect ripeness and acidity, with time for phenolics and flavours to develop without the pressure of increasing Brix. A long and almost leisurely harvest ensued, with time for precise decisions that are evident in the purity and refinement of the 2018 Quintessa.
Youthful purplish crimson. Vibrant nose with a suggestion of a creamy texture. Dense and savoury and beautifully balanced. Lovely and pure with a great future and tannins almost hidden by the fruit. Attractive savoury note. You could drink this now but it would be a pity. Drink Date 2024-2042. Rating 18.5/20. -Jancis Robinson-

WineEnthusiast.com:

This is an exceptional vintage of this exceptional wine, its foundation built around 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, with dustings of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Beautiful in berry fruit, textured and refined tannin and hints of lavender, licorice and sage, it has complexity and energy in equal measure, lengthy and beautifully focused, a truly impressive achievement of site, vintage and winemaker. Rating 98/100. -Virginie Boone, WineEnthusiast.com-

falstaff.com:

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Schokoladig unterlegte schwarze Beerenfrucht, feines Cassis, kandierte Orangenzesten, ein Hauch von Lakritze. Saftig, schwarze Herzkirschen, eleganz und frisch strukturiert, feine Tannine, die gut tragen, extraktsüßer Nachhall, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter, sicheres Reifepotenzial. Bewertung 96/100. -falstaff.com, Peter Moser & Anne Krebiehl-