The Quintessa Estate Red Wine
Welcoming the 2019 Quintessa
The 2019 vintage marks more than thirty years at Quintessa. For more than three decades, we have dedicated ourselves to deepening our relationship with this estate to better express its pristine beauty with elegance and finesse. We are committed to delivering the distinctive signature of the estate through the unique conditions of each growing season.
Thanks to well-timed rains early in the year, the vines at Quintessa showed healthy growth throughout the slow and steady growing season. Even temperatures at ripening brought beautiful fruit into the winery. The result is a wine of nuance, depth, and great persistence. The 2019 vintage is the expression of thoughtful and attentive farming inspired by our devotion to the ongoing beauty of this estate. We are proud to bring you the 2019 Quintessa.
2019 Quintessa
The 2019 vintage began with well-timed rains. They provided an elegant start to the season. More than 35-inches through the winter months and into early spring established healthy soils and lush cover crops leading to even shoot growth and a strong early-season canopy for the vines. Spring temperatures remained cool through May. The cooler weather slowed the emergence of bloom on the vine by 13 days compared to the estate’s five-year average. The slight delay allowed an ideal fruit-set providing healthy yields for Quintessa. Temperatures warmed slightly in summer encouraging an even arc of ripening while maintaining vibrant acidity. The season gave us a well-paced and steady harvest period. We began to bring in fruit on September 19th and finished October 22nd.
The 2019 Quintessa offers nuance, depth, and great persistence. A complex of flower, forest, fruit, and earth notes harmonize with fine-grained tannin and vibrant acidity. It is a wine of precision as well as transparency. The2019 Quintessa will drink well now for those that prefer a youthful expression but will also last in cellar for at least another twenty years for those who enjoy the complexities of age.
To acquire the 2019 Quintessa, please send us a note to customerservice@quintessa.com or call 707-286-2745.
“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. September 2022 release. From biodynamically grown grapes. Hard not to drink now, but will age wonderfully.”
99 POINTS, James suckling, january 2022
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2018
“Beautifully polished with firm, dusty tannins to the blue fruit, as well as chocolate and cedar character. So attractive at the finish”
– Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
2017
“Beautifully expressed, elegant red and black fruit layers, with a sturdy, grainy frame and plenty of freshness, finishing long and earthy.”
– Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
2016
“Phenomenal aromas of crushed berries, forest fruit, mushrooms and iron. This shows depth and structure with balance and harmony.”
– Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
2015
“The palate is bursting with densely packed, youthful black fruits, framed by finely grained tannins and refreshing acidity, finishing long.”
– Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
2014
“This wine has great balance, purity, and presence on the palate.”
– Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
2013
“Outstanding…One of the strongest efforts to date from this winery.”
– Robert Parker, Wine Advocate