Quintessa and biodynamics in Napa

Quintessa estate

16 May 2024 Sam recently tasted through a vertical of Quintessa’s wines and newly added the 2021 and 2005 vintages to our database as well as notes that show the progression of the 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019. We’re republishing Jancis’s vertical from last year, with an update from Sam on how the wines have progressed over the history of the estate.

Samantha writes Quintessa’s longest-serving winemaker, Rebekah Wineburg, has been responsible for these wines since 2015 and, as she took over from one of her mentors, Charles Thomas, her understanding of the property goes back farther than her...