Quintessa 2011 1.5L calistoga François de Nicolay

François de Nicolay

Full-bodied and opulently fruited in the mouth

The dark brownspirit smells of herbs with great hints of rosemary

and medium-bodied

The flavor is mostly neutral with just a hint of pepper

Quintessa 2011 1.5L calistoga François de NicolayAn absolute phenomenal effort from a vintage with only a handful of stars. I tasted this wine blind against some of the world's top wines and this wine performed remarkably. TASTING NOTES: The 2011 Quintessa Red wine shows beautiful, elegant, and persistent aromas and flavors similar to the Right Bank of Bordeaux and the best from the top microclimates in Sonoma County. The wine exhibits red fruit and stony earth aromas and flavors.