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Church & State Quintessential

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Church & State Quintessential

Church & State Wines first release their Quintessential in 2005. It is now the flagship wine for Church &State. Church & State has two locations the orignial site been in Brentwood Bay near victoria on Vancouver Island. The newer location, Coyote Bowl Vineyardis location on the Okanagan's Black Sage Bench.

Church & State Black Sage Bench

The majoriyty of the production takes place in the Okanagan, They have 100 acres - Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay-Musque, Marsanne, Roussanne, and Viognier Production ranges from 10,000-12,000 cases/year.

Quintessential, the flagship red wine from Church & State Vineyards, has finished in the top three in all but one of the BC Iconic Reds tastings since 2013.

Successive vintages of wine were in first place in the 2014 tasting, second in 2013 and 2017, and third in 2015. It is a great track record of quality winemaking. Quintessential is an adjective representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

Quintessential is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot

2009 Vintage a Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition, 2012

2012 was awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence
Gold – InterVin International Wine Awards

The 2013 was winner of Best in Class in the Meritage Blend category at the 2017 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, the Quintessential is described by the winemaker as an "iron fist in a velvet glove". We love this wine, it is a premium offering for Church & State, and worth every nickel. Bordeaux-style blend, or 'Meritage' of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc, sourced from the Black Sage Bench Vineyards of Rattlesnake, Sun Ridge and Coyote Bowl. Only 475 cases were produced!

Recently my wife and I had the pleasure of enjoying the 2017 Vintage.. an extremely delicious wine.

In late 2017 the new owners took over, Sunocean Wineries and Estate owned by Mr. Liao. Although the previous owner had already deided to no longer produce a wine under the name Quintessential (why!) Church and States best red today is its Meritage.

If you spot a bottle of Quintessential on a store shelf do not pass it by!

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