Quintessa

Rutherford Red Blend

9.315 ratings
9.41 pro ratings
Rutherford, Napa Valley, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Steven Gullo

Tasted alongside barrel samples of the 2018 vintage. Still a baby, but such an expansive palate of cassis, sweet tobacco and violets. Pretty fascinating to explore how each individual parcel contributes to the final blend. Fruit for the ‘16 vintage is mostly from Dragon’s Terrace, Mt. Calisse and Corona vineyards. Such a great example of Rutherford terroir.

Tasted alongside barrel samples of the 2018 vintage. Still a baby, but such an expansive palate of cassis, sweet tobacco and violets. Pretty fascinating to explore how each individual parcel contributes to the final blend. Fruit for the ‘16 vintage is mostly from Dragon’s Terrace, Mt. Calisse and Corona vineyards. Such a great example of Rutherford terroir.

1 person found it helpfulMar 1st, 2020
Paul K
9.3

Closed. This will benefit from time. Note to self not before 3 more years.

Closed. This will benefit from time. Note to self not before 3 more years.

Oct 1st, 2022
Adam Gäfvert

Full bodied with classic Napa charactaristics. This one displays a bit more earth in and fine mineral notes. Really great finish. Not flashy like some of its peers. More graceful and sofisticated.

Full bodied with classic Napa charactaristics. This one displays a bit more earth in and fine mineral notes. Really great finish. Not flashy like some of its peers. More graceful and sofisticated.

May 20th, 2022
Paul K
9.1

Still needs time

Still needs time

Feb 12th, 2022
Skip Smyser

Discovered another amazing breakfast wine. Doing tasting at Quintessa and this is probably one of the three best Cabernet’s I’ve had while in Napa Valley. Huge red fruit with chocolate hints. Big Big CAB🍷🍷🍷🍷

Discovered another amazing breakfast wine. Doing tasting at Quintessa and this is probably one of the three best Cabernet’s I’ve had while in Napa Valley. Huge red fruit with chocolate hints. Big Big CAB🍷🍷🍷🍷

May 16th, 2021
Douglas Profenius

Hubby hubba

Hubby hubba

Jan 24th, 2021
William Goldsmith

Very Napa

Very Napa

Oct 9th, 2020
Skip Smyser

New bright forward fruit light tannins. Ready to drink. Will improve over time.

New bright forward fruit light tannins. Ready to drink. Will improve over time.

Feb 8th, 2020
Corey Freeman

Corey had this a year ago

Corey had this a year ago

Dec 25th, 2023
Douglas Profenius

Douglas had this 2 years ago

Douglas had this 2 years ago

Jul 3rd, 2022