Quintessa - Napa Valley 2018

Anthocyanes

94 / 100

par Yohan Castaing le 04/10/2021

Nez profond et dense. Des notes de fruits noirs, de fruits frais, d'épices et une pointe boisée. Belle matière, de l'acidité et des tanins structurants sans être ni lourds, ni trop boisés. Belle bouteille pleine de charme et de potentiel de garde.

Wine Spectator

93 / 100

par James Molesworth le 22/07/2021

Very fresh in feel, with a racy and refined core of cassis, damson plum and raspberry reduction notes inlaid with black tea and anise hints. A subtle mineral edge adds length to the finish, with the fruit showing nice restraint despite its youth. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Carmenère. Drink now through 2035. 10,000 cases made. — JM

Jamessuckling.com

99 / 100

par James Suckling le 07/01/2021

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.

Vinous

93 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 01/01/2021

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.