/Rutherford/Quintessa
Rutherford
§ Rutherford· Napa ValleyReservation Recommended
Quintessa
Huneeus chasing poetic balance across 280 acres.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotLoam★ Dimple pickReservation Recommended
Biodynamic★ 4.5
Passport · Winery No. 014Rutherford
·TIER III·
·TIER III·
🌿 Wild Landscape🎨 Design Forward
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
Agustín Huneeus, a legend in Chilean wine, came to Napa in 1990 and purchased 280 acres of rolling hills in the heart of Rutherford. Quintessa's philosophy treats the entire estate as one ecosystem—lakes, forests, five different soil types forming an organic whole. The property is farmed biodynamically, believing the l…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
140ft
Aspect
Bench
Farming
Biodynamic
Winemaking
french-oak · gravity-flow
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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Cabernet Franc
品丽珠
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Petit Verdot
小维多
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Malbec
马尔贝克
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
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D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.