Colaboradores Distinguidos

The cellar “Quàntic de Gaianes” is an excellent recent addition to the many vineyards in the Valencia, Utiel Requena, Alicante wine regions. It stands out by its experimental wine making approach and experience acquired over more than two decades, but also by its owners, experimental particle physics researchers by education. I was lucky to become witness for part of the early years when “Fuster2, La Torre, Miguel” produced already quite high-quality redwine “for fun”, giving the yearly vintages labels like ”Higgs”, “Top”, “Charm” or “Quantum”.  Already these were good wines, some vintages (e.g. 2017)  even excellent after 2-3 years of storage time. I organised several deliveries of boxes for friends, colleagues and neighbourhood and received only very good comments.When finally, a few years ago, the decision to go professional with a real cellar and a cellar-master was made, I was very enthusiastic. The result, called like the cellar, “Quàntic de Gaianes” holds my expectations. In particular, I like the taste of the Syrah–Tempranillo combination. Having visited the cellar several times, I could try different mixture variations. Taste and colour are refined by adding smaller portions of other grapes, for example Tintorera or Monastrell. The dark-ruby coloured wine has notes of dark berries and black cherries. It is full-bodied containing a good level of alcohol. Again, I organised a larger order for friends and colleagues, who confirm these findings.    The cellar “Quàntic de Gaianes” is an excellent recent addition to the many vineyards in the Valencia, Utiel Requena, Alicante wine regions. It stands out by its experimental wine making approach and experience acquired over more than two decades, but also by its owners, experimental particle physics researchers by education. I was lucky to become witness for part of the early years when “Fuster2, La Torre, Miguel” produced already quite high-quality redwine “for fun”, giving the yearly vintages labels like ”Higgs”, “Top”, “Charm” or “Quantum”.  Already these were good wines, some vintages (e.g. 2017)  even excellent after 2-3 years of storage time. I organised several deliveries of boxes for friends, colleagues and neighbourhood and received only very good comments.

When finally, a few years ago, the decision to go professional with a real cellar and a cellar-master was made, I was very enthusiastic. The result, called like the cellar, “Quàntic de Gaianes” holds my expectations. In particular, I like the taste of the Syrah–Tempranillo combination. Having visited the cellar several times, I could try different mixture variations. Taste and colour are refined by adding smaller portions of other grapes, for example Tintorera or Monastrell. The dark-ruby coloured wine has notes of dark berries and black cherries. It is full-bodied containing a good level of alcohol. Again, I organised a larger order for friends and colleagues, who confirm these findings.   

Coming to the white wine, I first had to get used to the heavier appearance compared to whites from Germany and Luxemburg. Now, however, I appreciate its full body, coming along very well with mediterranean dishes. I believe that the Grenache creation of the cellar is really a lucky strike for white wine flavour enthusiasts. As above, the orders for friends, neighbours and physics colleagues in Germany was very well received and all tell me that they appreciate the cellar’s white wine very much.