The Winery Quintessa of Rutherford of California

Winery Quintessa - Rutherford
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.6.
This estate is part of the Huneeus Vintners.
It is ranked in the top 9 of the estates of California.
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Quintessa is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Quintessa wines

Looking for the best Winery Quintessa wines in Rutherford among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Quintessa wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Quintessa wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Quintessa

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Quintessa

How Winery Quintessa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, lamb tagine with figs or rabbit with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Quintessa

On the nose the red wine of Winery Quintessa. often reveals types of flavors of iron, cedar or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Quintessa. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Quintessa

  • 2007With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Quintessa.

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.

In the mouth of Rutherford is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Rutherford, producing 544 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rutherford go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Quintessa

Planning a wine route in the of Rutherford? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Quintessa.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Quintessa and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

LVMH buys Napa Valley’s Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Philippe Schaus, chairman and chief executive of the Moët Hennessy division of LVMH, called Joseph Phelps Vineyards ‘an iconic name and an iconic winery’. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous winery on a 260ha former cattle ranch in Napa Valley in 1973. He turned it into one of California’s most prominent producers, famed for its flagship Insignia – a Bordeaux-style blend – and its pioneering use of Rhône varieties, which kick-started the ‘Rhône Rangers’ movement in the Golden State. The founder’ ...

Ten years on: Chinese wine’s breakthrough moment at DWWA

The prestige attached to winning at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) means that being awarded a Bronze medal for some wineries will mean huge celebrations in China, Japan, India, or Thailand. Since the competition began in 2004, I have often reminded judges on my panel about this – whether they are journalists, sommeliers, educators, Masters of Wine or Master Sommeliers. Scroll down for new tasting notes and scores on Jia Bei Lan vintages: from the Chinese wine label that won big at DWWA 20 ...

The word of the wine: Hybrid

Term designating grape varieties obtained from two different vine species.

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