Winery Quintessa - Rutherford

Winery QuintessaRutherford

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Rutherford of Winery Quintessa is a red wine from the region of Rutherford of California.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Rutherford of the Winery Quintessa is in the top 10 of wines of Rutherford.

Taste structure of the Rutherford from the Winery Quintessa

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Rutherford of Winery Quintessa in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cream, cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet, lavender

Wine with vegetal taste

asparagus, bell pepper

On the nose the Rutherford of Winery Quintessa in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of iron, cedar or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Quintessa's Rutherford.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Rutherford - 2017
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Rutherford - 2016
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Rutherford - 2015
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Rutherford - 2014
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Rutherford - 2013
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Rutherford - 2012
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Rutherford - 2011
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Rutherford from Winery Quintessa are 2007, 2012, 2003, 2017 and 1996.

Informations about the Winery Quintessa

The winery offers 1 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.6.
This winery is part of the Huneeus Vintners.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Quintessa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 150 of of United States wines
In the top 10 of of Rutherford wines
In the top 200 of red wines
In the top 250 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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