Winery QuintessaRutherford
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 6 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Carmenère, 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
On the nose the Rutherford of Winery Quintessa in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, smoke or apples.
Food and wine pairings with Rutherford
Pairings that work perfectly with Rutherford
Original food and wine pairings with Rutherford
The Rutherford of Winery Quintessa matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of simple baked roast beef, douez battata with cardoons (moroccan lamb stew) or keftas tajine with eggs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Quintessa's Rutherford.
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
The best vintages of Rutherford from Winery Quintessa are 2012, 2007, 2003, 2019 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Quintessa
The Winery Quintessa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Thinning
Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.
