2014 Quintessa Sauvignon Blanc Illumination
Sauvignon Blanc
Auction price: Register or sign-in to see quarterly averages
or visit the Wine Market Journal
Drink by: (Add My Drinking Window)
Advertisement
Popular Wines Like This
Who Likes This Wine(20)
-
Winepro7
5 Tasting Notes
-
Dorndorff
20 Tasting Notes
-
Ryan.Vento
536 Tasting Notes
Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: points
View all 35 Community Tasting Notes
What Do You Think? Add a Tasting Note
Pro Reviews
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
JamesSuckling.com
-
By James Suckling
(Quintessa Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 58% Napa County 42% Sonoma County Illumination, White, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.
1/12/2017, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...) -
By James Suckling
(Quintessa Sauvignon Blanc Napa County Sonoma County Illumination, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.
6/10/2016, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)
RJonWine.com
-
By Richard Jennings
(Quintessa Sauvignon Blanc Illumination) Light canary yellow color; aromatic, camphor, light smoke, tart grapefruit, lemon grass nose; medium bodied, lemon grass, tart citrus palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (52% Sauvignon Blanc Musque, 37% Sauvignon Blanc, 16% Semillon) 91+ points
3/19/2016, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points
NOTE: Some content is property of JamesSuckling.com and RJonWine.com.
Add a Pro Review
Add Your Own Reviews:
Wine Definition
- Vintage2014
- TypeWhite
- ProducerQuintessa
- VarietySauvignon Blanc
- DesignationIllumination
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationNapa / Sonoma
- Display optionsDefault
11/4/2023 - vjd wrote: 80 Points
Probably too old, but still flavorful and ample mouth feel. Drink up well chilled
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
7/24/2023 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Golden yellow in color. First nose of Myer lemon, honeysuckle, and melon. Second nose of minerality, Myer lemon, pineapple, and lemon grass. Smooth with pineapple flavors. Has evolved nicely.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
6/17/2023 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Honey yellow in color. Nose of hay, lemon, and orange blossom. Second nose of is more of the same and tangerine. Very smooth on entry and throughout the palate.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/26/2023 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light golden in color. First nose of honeysuckle, candied lemon, fresh cut grass, and hay. Second nose of pear, minerality, lemon custard, and hay. Smooth with flavor of lemon custard and sweetness.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/19/2023 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium gold in color. Nose of flowers, lemon meringue, pineapple, and grass. Second nose of minerality and pear. Smooth throughout the palate with a slightly tart finish. Flavors of pineapple and pear.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment