CRITIC REVIEWS
Antonio Galloni
The 2018 Quella is rich, ample and beautifully resonant in the glass. There's terrific depth here and tons of class. Blood orange, game, licorice, tobacco, lavender and dried herbs give the Quella beguiling aromatic presence to play off its muscular, brooding personality. The 2018 needs a few years to soften, but it is already compelling, to say the least.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
A barrel sample, the 2018 Quella has a deep garnet-purple color and opens with the most gorgeous perfume of violets, red and black plums, Morello cherries and cassis plus hints of iron ore and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers lovely energy and tension, framed by fine-grained tannins and finishing with beautiful purity. Quella comes from a steep, southwest-facing vineyard in the eastern Vaca hillsides, just up from Joseph Phelps's winery and Denali Estate.
JancisRobinson.com
There's a certain hesitancy in the fruit on the nose - it's clearly Cabernet, and clearly California, but in a restrained manner. A bit of green olive and leaf. More prominent fruit on the palate, granitic mineral notes, impressive fruit persistence without heavy body. Doesn't offer huge complexity yet. (RH)

