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| | Quality Quintessa - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | Even a third- or fourth-growth claret from a so-so vintage can keep you waiting ten years, whatever the supposedly expert sommelier might tell you as your finger hovers over a three-digit wine on the list, while a lot of the best California cabs can be enjoyed in half that time. |
 | | Gott only took over as winemaker for the 2002 vintage, and although at Quintessa the emphasis has always been on balance and elegance rather than raw power, she is looking to tweak this balance a bit, "bring a bit more to the table," as she puts it. |
 | | Quintessa is owned by Agustin Huneeus, who bought the 280-acre vineyard in Rutherford, Calif., with his wife, Valeria, in 1990. |
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