Home - Quintessa HIDDEN IN THE HEART OF RUTHERFORD, Quintessa is a 280-acre site that reflects a diversity of geology, biodiversity, exposures and microclimates Inspired by this distinct property, founders Agustin and Valeria Huneeus believed that it was destined to become one of the world’s great wine estates
The Experience - Quintessa THIS ESTATE EXPERIENCE begins with a privately hosted walk through the natural surroundings of Quintessa You will enjoy sweeping views of the Rutherford appellation as your host expands on our holistic philosophy around organic and Biodynamic® farming practices
The Wine - Quintessa Our 2021 unfolds with Quintessa’s signature balance of complex fruit, precise structure, and vital freshness amplified by an especially beautiful growing season Floral notes violet and lilac—lift an intensely aromatic bouquet of cassis and black cherry accented with anise, bay laurel, and earthy forest floor
2021 Quintessa - Quintessa Our 2021 unfolds with Quintessa’s signature balance of complex fruit, precise structure, and vital freshness amplified by an especially beautiful growing season Floral notes—violet and lilac—lift an intensely aromatic bouquet of cassis and black cherry accented with anise, bay laurel, and earthy forest floor
The Estate - Quintessa SITTING ON THE EASTERN EDGE of Rutherford, at the foot of the Vaca Mountain range, Quintessa is a natural mosaic — an assemblage of hills and valleys with a variety of soils and microclimates that come together to reveal itself in a wine of elegance and harmony
2019 Quintessa The 2019 Quintessa offers nuance, depth, and great persistence A complex of flower, forest, fruit, and earth notes harmonize with fine-grained tannin and vibrant acidity It is a wine of precision as well as transparency
The 2020 Quintessa Like every Quintessa vintage, 2020 is complex, concentrated, and fresh A core of dark fruit—black cherry and cassis—is wrapped with a swirl of sweet clove spice and savory crushed herbs Layers of structured tannins reveal the mineral character of Quintessa’s terroir in a distinctive year
Illumination - Quintessa CREATED WITH THE SAME PHILOSOPHY AND PRECISION AS QUINTESSA, Illumination shares equal complexity and stands as a worthy partner to our estate blend Agustin and Valeria Huneeus saw the potential of Sauvignon Blanc to be transparent to its terroir and planted a plot of the variety at Quintessa in 2002
2024 Illumination - Quintessa As much as Quintessa is a story of blending, so is Illumination As the white wine of Quintessa, it presents many ways for us to tell its story We continually evolve our techniques to create a wine that not only showcases enunciated aromatic and flavor profiles but also a distinct texture
2022 Quintessa - Mesa - Quintessa Core tenets of Quintessa — farming biodynamically, cultivating biodiversity—are continually refined and new practices developed The 2022 vintage evokes gratification, reminding us of our commitment to this place