Quintessa - Napa Valley 2020

Quintessa, a "Cru" in the heart of Napa Valley

Nestled in the heart of Rutherford, Quintessa is a 280-acre site that reflects a diversity of geology, biodiversity, exposures and microclimates. Captivated by this extraordinary setting, founders Agustin and Valeria Huneeus believed that it was destined to become one of the world’s great wine estates.

At Quintessa, the harmony of the place is remarkable. People, vines, wildlife, plants, forests, and lakes all contribute to a natural ecosystem that the team is dedicated to preserving. The estate spread over 160 acres planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Carménère, across 26 distinct vineyard blocks. Each block possesses its own unique character, and the team is dedicated to fully expressing the essence of each one. To achieve this, they have collaborated with experts in geology, terroir, biodiversity, and climate to intimately understand their terroir. Each parcel is farmed organically and biodynamically and vinified individually to preserve and enhance their nuances.

The 2020 vintage

Watch the video of the vintage: https://youtu.be/ZB1bHXHRGBQ

Weather conditions

The 2020 season at Quintessa began early with budbreak in late March as the vines responded to a dry winter, followed by a warm spring. Full canopy growth rapidly set the stage for a vintage of small berries with high tannin potential. Summer delivered a relatively mild June as the vines transitioned to sugar accumulation and then into flavor ripening in the third week of August. Aroma and taste evolved rapidly.

Tasting notes

The 2020 Quintessa enters on a core of cassis, black cherry, and currants enveloped by clove spice and savory dried herbs. Layers of structured tannin and the distinct mineral imprint of the Quintessa terroir give way to a structured and polished finish. Balanced and with well-integrated movement, this elegant and complex wine has plenty of ife ahead of it – drinking well now and with cellar potential or at least 20 years.

Vinous

byAntonio Gallonithe8/9/2024

The 2020 Red Wine is very, very good for the year. Dark, dense and potent, the 2020 shows ample depth and intensity. There's a bit of edginess in the tannin, but, then again, this is 2020. Blackberry, chocolate, licorice and cloves linger on the incisive finish.

Decanter.com

byJonathan Cristaldithe9/8/2023

A muscular wine, but leading with tremendous freshness, restrained red- toned fruit and very subtle yet elegan cedar mingling with red-rock minerality. It offers more black fruit on the palate, redolent of muddled blackberries and juicy plums. ‘Iron fist in velvet glove’ comes to mind, given the tannin texture, which transitions to an undercurrent of iron-clad and dusty minerals. All this turns fresh and lively through the finish. Perhaps a bit hot on the alcohol, but this will soften soon enough – this is absolutely one of the more riveting wines out of the entire vintage.

Decanter.com

byGeorgina Hindlethe9/4/2023

Gorgeous aromas, fragrant and floral, sweet and heady sun-kissed currants and black cherry fruit. Full and intense but straight and linear, quite lean and not fleshy, with some cool, crystalline blue fruit aspects as well as liquorice and tobacco notes. It's compact for sure, but so well worked, tannins are fine and firm, really supportive and give both a wide and deep frame. Spiced and chalky but this is slick, stylish and sophisticated. The coiled nature of the tannins keeps it from expanding too much right now, clearly youthful with bite and a smoky tang on the finish. A delicious, biodynamic wine worth getting your hands on. Estate director Rodrigo Soto, winemaker Rebekah Wineburg. Ageing 22 months, 60% new French oak. A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Carménère and 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend.

The Drink Business

byColin Haythe8/30/2023

Beeswax and lovely pure cedar and cassis notes. A nice sense of freshness and lift. Impressive. A fresh leafiness too. This is really fresh for the vintage and excellent with it. Nicely chiselled and contoured in the mouth and with a gracious transition to an ultra-sapid finish. Great intensity and not at the expense of the freshness.

The Wine Independent

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe8/21/2023

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Carmenere, and 2% Petit Verdot, is deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps with vibrant scents of wild blueberries, redcurrant jelly, and warm cassis plus hints of underbrush, pencil shavings, and bay leaves. The full-bodied palate is lively and fine-grained, with bags of bright fruit and a fragrant lift on the finish of this impressive wine.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

byJane Ansonthe7/3/2023

Before even taking a sip, the fragrant rosemary, fennel and rose petal aromatics take you into a nuanced and characterful Napa. Concentarated, earthy Rutherford dust, with silky tannins that float off the palate and carry you from beginning to end. Not easy to achieve this level of balance in the intensity of the 2020 vintage. Rodrigo Soto director, winemaker Rebekah Wineberg, consultant Michel Rolland, 60% new oak for ageing.

Jamessuckling.com

byJames Sucklingthe9/14/2022

A lovely red with a pretty core of currants, berries, spices and mushrooms. Medium to full body, layers of polished tannins and a juicy finish. A very balanced and fine wine. A little chewy. Drink or hold.

Information:	Details:
Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Sauvignon 87 % Cabernet Franc 7 % Carmenère 4 % Petit Verdot 2 %
Appellation	Napa Valley
Millesime	2020
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur

Rouge

Cépages

Cabernet Sauvignon 87 %
Cabernet Franc 7 %
Carmenère 4 %
Petit Verdot 2 %

Appellation

Napa Valley

Millesime

2020

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

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