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36 year old vines grown in Franciscan shale and sandy loam over serpentine in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 2,200’, on the top of Montebello Road above Cupertino. Destemmed and fermented with native yeast then basket pressed to 20% new French oak barrels for 22 months. 10 barrels produced.
• 88% Zinfandel, 12% Petite Sirah• Zinfandel from The Terraces Estate (Rutherford AVA)• Petite Sirah from Dollar Ranch in Chiles Valley• Hand-harvested and hand-destemmed• Each lot put into small tanks as whole berries• Mix of punch-downs, pump-overs, and racking several times a day to influence different kinds of extraction• Gently pressed in a basket press• Aged 20 months in 35% new French and American barrels• 809 cases produced• 14.6% abv
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 life ahead of it – drinking well now and with cellar potential for at least 20 years.
One-hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon from the Gandona Estate up on Pritchard Hill, aged for 20 months in 73% new French oak, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is very deep garnet-purple colored with an intense nose of crème de cassis, blueberry pie and chocolate-covered cherries with wafts of red roses, star anise, cloves, cigar box and tilled loam.