Quintessa Rutherford Napa Valley 2019 i trækasse

”100 points. A winemaker's master class in blending and understanding of a long-standing site” – Wine Enthusiast

Cremen af cremen fra Napa Valley….

Trods et terroir i indiskutabel verdensklasse forblev Quintessa Vineyard i Rutherford på mirakuløs vis ubeplantet helt til frem til 1989 - hvor chilensk fødte Valeria Huneeus fik sine heldige fingre i den skujlte Napa-perle!

Over de følgende knapt tre årtier har familien Huneeus opnået kultstatus med sit biodynamiske og Cabernet Sauvignon-dominerede bordeauxblend, Quintessa, der i den nye årgang 2019 imponerer med indtil flere perfekte 100-point-ratings!  

Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse

Anmeldelser af Quintessa Rutherford Napa Valley 2019

100/100 Wine Enthusiast
”Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022  - This is a winemaker's master class 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.”

100/100 Tastingbook

99/100 James Suckling
”So much earth and spice with walnut and wet earth. Like fog laying over the valley in the morning. Black fruit. Medium-to full-bodied with super-fine tannins that are long and persistent, with graceful progression and length on the palate. So long, with real definition.”

97/100 Jeb Dunnuck
“I was blown away by the 2019 Red Blend from Quintessa, which is up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. Based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Carmenère, this full-bodied beauty has a perfectly balanced, seamless, yet expansive and classic 2019 style as well as gorgeous aromatics of cassis, flowers, chalky minerality, and integrated oak. It’s hard to resist already, but I have no doubt this will evolve for 20 years if stored properly.”

97/100 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."

96/100 The Wine Independent
"Composed of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot, 2% Carmenere, and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple colored. It explodes from the glass with bombastic scents of blackcurrant cordial, baked plums, and blueberry preserves, giving way to a fragrant undercurrent of dried roses, cedar chest, camphor, and Sichuan pepper. The full-bodied palate reveals impressive restraint, offering a refreshing backbone and loads of savory accents to counter the generous fruit, finishing with a quiet intensity and great plushness. The result is a very cleverly done Cabernet!"

96/100 Decanter
“Dark chocolate, violets and blackcurrants on the nose. Sticky, sweet, full, plush and ripe, fruit is dark - blackcurrant, black cherry and plum with lots of sweet liquorice and some earthy notes that give it a savoury touch. A bold and powerful style, you can feel the alcohol a bit and the wood still but there is good vibrancy and energy with a chiselled frame and generous freshness. Still extremely youthful with the structure fully on show, still settling and finding its refinement.”