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DAMAGED LABEL: Quintessa Rutherford 2021 (750 ml)

DAMAGED LABEL: Quintessa Rutherford 2021 (750 ml)

Tasting Notes For Quintessa 2021

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The 2021 unfolds with Quintessaā€™s signature balance of complex fruit, precise structure, and vital freshness amplified by an especially beautiful growing season. Floral notesā€” violet and lilacā€”lift an intensely aromatic bouquet of cassis and black cherry accented with anise, bay laurel, and forest floor. On the palate, firm but fine-grained tannins back dark berry and savory herb flavors interwoven with graphite andiron. Generous texture carries the complex layers to a fine, chalky finish.


Critic Ratings

Wine Enthusiast ReviewĀ - Rated 100:
An exquisite wine, relying primarily on Cabernet Sauvignon from a single estate. Aromas of lavender, dried herbs and grapefruit pith combine with flavors of firm fruits and cocoa on a structure of abundant, powder-fine tannin and a mouthwatering finish. This wine is refined, detailed and delicious, with as much elegance as energy.

James Suckling ReviewĀ - Rated 99:
So much graphite and volcanic character on the nose with metal shavings and gunpowder. Black ink, iron and rust, too. Blackberry and blackcurrant undertones. Full-bodied but not overpowering, with chewy and juicy tannins that are long and very subtle. Superb finish. From biodynamic grapes with Demeter certification.

Jeb Dunnuck ReviewĀ - Rated 98:
Lastly, the 2021 Proprietary Red was just bottled in July of this year and checks in as 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Carmenere, and the rest Petit Verdot and Merlot, brought up in 64% new French oak. It offers pure blue fruits, spring flowers, violets, and spicy oak, with a beautiful chalky, mineral note that comes through more on the palate. It's elegant, full-bodied, has ultra-fine tannins, good acidity, and terrific length. It's another gorgeous wine that will evolve for 15+ years.

Wine Advocate by Robert Parker ReviewĀ - Rated 96:
Marked by scents of cherries and raspberries, with just the barest hints of cedar and mocha-tinged oak, Quintessa's fruit-forward 2021 Proprietary Red Wine is wonderfully smooth and supple in the mouth. It's medium to full-bodied, suave and silky, all class and elegance, without any sense of excessive bulk or rusticity. If one were to have a complaint about it (hardly likely), it's that it comes across as almost too polished, too elegant, too easy to drink.

Wine Spectator ReviewĀ - Rated 94:
This sports a fresh-edged beam of mulberry, black currant and boysenberry fruit, while flashes of hibiscus and violet fill in throughout alongside singed apple wood and iron notes. Shows the vintage's combo of dense fruit and racy-edged structure, with nice tension. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, CarmenĆØre, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2038.

Winery Quintessa
Country United States
Region Napa Valley,Ā California
Year 2021
Grape Varietal Red Blend
Size 750 ML
ABV 14.5%
Wine Style Red Wine
$82.23

Original: $234.95

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DAMAGED LABEL: Quintessa Rutherford 2021 (750 ml)ā€”

$234.95

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Tasting Notes For Quintessa 2021

*** DAMAGED LABEL ***

The 2021 unfolds with Quintessaā€™s signature balance of complex fruit, precise structure, and vital freshness amplified by an especially beautiful growing season. Floral notesā€” violet and lilacā€”lift an intensely aromatic bouquet of cassis and black cherry accented with anise, bay laurel, and forest floor. On the palate, firm but fine-grained tannins back dark berry and savory herb flavors interwoven with graphite andiron. Generous texture carries the complex layers to a fine, chalky finish.


Critic Ratings

Wine Enthusiast ReviewĀ - Rated 100:
An exquisite wine, relying primarily on Cabernet Sauvignon from a single estate. Aromas of lavender, dried herbs and grapefruit pith combine with flavors of firm fruits and cocoa on a structure of abundant, powder-fine tannin and a mouthwatering finish. This wine is refined, detailed and delicious, with as much elegance as energy.

James Suckling ReviewĀ - Rated 99:
So much graphite and volcanic character on the nose with metal shavings and gunpowder. Black ink, iron and rust, too. Blackberry and blackcurrant undertones. Full-bodied but not overpowering, with chewy and juicy tannins that are long and very subtle. Superb finish. From biodynamic grapes with Demeter certification.

Jeb Dunnuck ReviewĀ - Rated 98:
Lastly, the 2021 Proprietary Red was just bottled in July of this year and checks in as 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Carmenere, and the rest Petit Verdot and Merlot, brought up in 64% new French oak. It offers pure blue fruits, spring flowers, violets, and spicy oak, with a beautiful chalky, mineral note that comes through more on the palate. It's elegant, full-bodied, has ultra-fine tannins, good acidity, and terrific length. It's another gorgeous wine that will evolve for 15+ years.

Wine Advocate by Robert Parker ReviewĀ - Rated 96:
Marked by scents of cherries and raspberries, with just the barest hints of cedar and mocha-tinged oak, Quintessa's fruit-forward 2021 Proprietary Red Wine is wonderfully smooth and supple in the mouth. It's medium to full-bodied, suave and silky, all class and elegance, without any sense of excessive bulk or rusticity. If one were to have a complaint about it (hardly likely), it's that it comes across as almost too polished, too elegant, too easy to drink.

Wine Spectator ReviewĀ - Rated 94:
This sports a fresh-edged beam of mulberry, black currant and boysenberry fruit, while flashes of hibiscus and violet fill in throughout alongside singed apple wood and iron notes. Shows the vintage's combo of dense fruit and racy-edged structure, with nice tension. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, CarmenĆØre, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2038.

Winery Quintessa
Country United States
Region Napa Valley,Ā California
Year 2021
Grape Varietal Red Blend
Size 750 ML
ABV 14.5%
Wine Style Red Wine