WA96: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Quella has a dark fruited, broody nose of warm blackcurrants, baked plums, licorice and mulberries with nuances of cracked pepper, fertile loam, underbrush and black olives. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness lifting the black berry and plum flavors, finishing with an invigorating lift.