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November 2023 by Lauryn T.
I was recommended to come here by a client so when I was planning my Napa trip I made sure to book a tasting experience. This was my parent's first time in Napa so I wanted to treat them. From my client's review I had very high expectations going in. Right away there were issues. We hired a driver to drop us off and Quintessa is very particular about how they have a closed front gate and you need to call and wait to be buzzed in for reservations and to arrive early. We did just that and waited with 3 other vehicles while on a very busy road to get in and it took over 30 minutes for them to open the gate making us late for our reservation. They said the gate was having issues all day, but if they knew there was issues they should have left the gate open to prevent waiting and late arrival. I did mention the issue and they didn't even seem to care. Once inside we were greeted and off with our private tour. This part started lovely. Went on a golf cart and saw the beautiful views and got educated on the land, the types of grapes, and the creators. We got to try the grapes in different stages. Then we went to our private area for the tasting. The set up and views were stunning. The first part was mixing two wines to get to create our own personal wine. By themselves they were not particularly good, but once mixed it was good and it was fun to create your own wine. Then we tried the 2013 and 2019. The 2019 was fine but I've had better wine from other wineries in Napa. The 2013 was one of the worst wines I've ever had in my life. I would consider it un drinkable. My parents and myself felt more of the same. I paired it with a bite of cheese, salami, and then a sip and it was fine but definitely not good. To me it was too much work to make it taste good. This was shocking because it was rated a perfect score. My family and I are very knowledgeable about wine and this was not it. Overall I'd give it a 3 stars because the wine was not good but the experience was fun and unique. I would recommend this to people who want a deep education about wine but not for flavor.
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October 2023 by Kateryna Tsykalchuk
Great experience, amazing wine. Very friendly and professional staff. If you in Napa area, and looking for wineries, add this one to your must list!
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August 2023 by Nicole Williams
Great experience! Definitely a must visit.
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June 2023 by Mrs V.
Don't come after me Quintessa it is what it is i don't want a resonase.Pricey and had to double ask for anything to cleanse palate. Wanted to keep the buzz w more wine and got "all the wine was put away". So disappointing. Not customer oriented at all. Not going back. Customer service needs to be revamped re looked at re evaluated. We were ready to spend Quintessa !
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June 2023 by Tansy W.
This continues to be one of my favorite vineyards to visit in all of Napa. Amazing wines, great service, and beautiful views. We recently did the Quintessential experience ($225pp for a tour and private tasting in one of their private glass villas overlooking the vineyards and Dragon Lake, which includes a cheese/charcuterie/nut plate to share, a taste of two Quintessa vintages, a taste of two barrel samples, and a taste of the Illumination White). Don't get me wrong. This was stupid expensive and I was trying to book one of the cheaper experiences but this was the only one available at the time we could do. That said, it turned out for the best and I would probably book the same experience again because I loved it so much! Our wine tour guide Paul was amazing. Very accommodating to the fact that we were 15 minutes late but still was able to fit everything in. He was very nice, friendly, and the perfect amount of talkative - he was educating but not overbearing. He also was very knowledgeable and helpfully answered all of our questions. I loved the wines they had to offer and went home with a 3-pack of the Illumination White, which is their Sauvignon blanc (it was the best one we had all weekend), a 3-pack of the 2019 Quintessa, and a 1.5 L of the 2011 Quintessa (they were sadly out of the 750 ML). He also gave out still and sparkling water bottles before we started the tour, which I appreciated. We were a party of 4 and visited 7 different wineries over the two-day weekend. This was by far the favorite among all of us. It has got to be the best combination of good wines and good tasting experience. Highly recommend!
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June 2023 by Grytė Marija Valiūnaitė
Staff was really friendly but the experience was quite average for the price it normally costs. Nice vineyards. Didn’t get told much during the tasting, just the basic information about % of types of grapes or so.
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May 2023 by Nicholas Kafker
Did the “quintessential experience” and had the time of our lives. Greg was a spectacular host. From the first moment, we felt welcomed. We learned a ton and the wine was beyond incredible. 10/10 will be coming back
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March 2023 by Helene Truong
My husband and I only had the Salon experience but have no doubt that we would still give Quintessa 5-stars with other experiences too.This was our first time being welcomed to the Quintessa brand and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Our host Gregory was knowledgeable about the wines, funny to share personal stories with, and an overall wonderful human being for us to have been paired with. The wines themselves were just phenomenal and definitely carry weight with or without food. We hope to visit again when we are back in the area and perhaps try a different experience (if not, definitely different vintages)!
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March 2023 by isadora magalhaes
Incredible experience. Lisa is so wonderful and kind. The property and private tasting rooms are amazing. We got the Luna room. Highly recommend and their wines are extremely tasty- and organic!
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March 2023 by Le Va
Hellooo!!! I live on the east coast more specifically in miami beach.I enjoyed a fantastic 2019 quintessa blend last night. I had friends over for dinner and I decided to open this bottle.Dark color, firm, intense, well blended… just delicious!!!I have never been to the vineyard but credits to this great wine they make there!!!Greetings from florida!!!
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February 2023 by Matt Cavano
We had an amazing tasting experience with Lisa at Quintessa. The vertical tasting was stunning and the food pairing and wine cave tour was simply icing on the cake. Can’t wait to come back.
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January 2023 by Stephanie Szofer
Very disappointed with our tour and tasting at Quintessa. This is a winery I had been wanting to visit for years and finally was able to during my most recent visit to Napa. It was an utter disappointment to say the least and we will not go back. For $150 tasting fee per person for a tour and tasting which included literally a 5 minute golf cart ride around a small portion of the property with a minute or two to get out at one spot and take a few pictures, with no other tours of the property or winery is essentially highway robbery. Would not recommend this winery at all!!!
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January 2023 by j vs
I’ve had great experiences before at Quintessa, but my latest trip was not one of them. We were given no actual information on the wine, we asked to walk up the side steps (they have a lake behind the main building) and were told no because we didn’t buy that “experience”. The last time we were here we were shown the grounds, the underground cellars, and explained so much about the family and their process. None of that happened this time but perhaps the $100 per person tasting plus the purchase of three bottles didn’t entitle us to this…Lastly, we had a 3:45 reservation, were seated at 4 and at about 5:10 (while still enjoying the wine) we were told the music was shutting off because they close at 5 (ok well then maybe don’t offer a 3:45 seating and seat us at 4). Just overall a not particularly hospitable tasting and a low point on our trip to napa. Great wine, but lacking in hospitality.
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January 2023 by Mohit Vatsa
Overall experience was good. We got the tour of full estate. Lisa, our guide was very knowledgeable and was very nice. She took us around the vineyard and even took our photos at various spots. Also gave us the tour of the caves and vine production area. Wines we tasted were great too. Highly recommend.
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January 2023 by Corey Gary
Fantastic winery! They have a fantastic interior space and a lot of wine offerings. Highly recommend if you can get a reservation here.
