Illumination by Quintessa 2025
California AVA
California, USA
Regular price£252.00
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Arriving: Late 2026
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| Style: White | Packaging: OCC |
| ABV: 14.0% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2026 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2032 |
| Grapes: 49% Sauvignon Blanc, 33% Sauvignon Blanc Musqué, 18% Sémillon | |
Critic scores
96 JA, 95 DB
Critic reviews
"Concentrated, powerful, fleshy white pear, citrus and spiced peach, gentle dill spice and elderflower, this is enjoyable with lift through the finish. 69ha estate. Rebekah Wineburg winemaker, Huneeus family owner."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Glossy, rich, viscous, full, dense and compact, this is just a little dominated by the oak at this early stage at least aromatically. What I do love though is the hint of white rose petal. The palate is very different, with a lovely and very pronounced upthrust of vertically charged freshness – pink grapefruit and lime sorbet, lemon sherbet and zest. The zestiness grows and grows, gathering on the finish to render this beautifully fresh and sapid. Give this a year or two for the oak fully to integrate and this will be brilliant. 95."
Colin Hay, August 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Glossy, rich, viscous, full, dense and compact, this is just a little dominated by the oak at this early stage at least aromatically. What I do love though is the hint of white rose petal. The palate is very different, with a lovely and very pronounced upthrust of vertically charged freshness – pink grapefruit and lime sorbet, lemon sherbet and zest. The zestiness grows and grows, gathering on the finish to render this beautifully fresh and sapid. Give this a year or two for the oak fully to integrate and this will be brilliant. 95."
Colin Hay, August 2026, DrinksBusiness.com