🏰【The 2019 Quintessa Rutherford is a winemaker's master class in blending, earning a rare 100-point score from Wine Enthusiast and showcasing the profound potential of this biodynamically farmed Napa Valley estate.】 The 2019 vintage was exceptional, with optimal conditions yielding grapes of perfect ripeness and acidity. This Bordeaux blend (91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot, 2% Carmenere, 1% Petit Verdot) is aged 22 months in 60% new French oak, with each of Quintessa's 26 blocks farmed and vinified separately. Critics have rated it between 95-100 points. It offers nuance, depth, and great persistence, with a complex harmony of flower, forest, fruit, and earth notes, fine-grained tannins, and vibrant acidity. Expect gorgeous aromatics of cassis, flowers, chalky minerality, and integrated oak, alongside notes of earth, spice, walnut, and wet earth. The palate is medium-to full-bodied with super-fine, long, and persistent tannins, showcasing lifted red fruit, brilliant acidity, and a supple yet grippy texture. Flavors include concentrated damson and blackberry, sage, fennel, warm earth, black cherry, graphite, dark chocolate, black raspberry, and dried coconut, leading to a long, luxurious finish. 🍴 This magnificent red pairs perfectly with a porterhouse steak, beef, lamb, game, and roasted vegetables. 🥂 A truly profound wine, it can be enjoyed now for its youthful expression or cellared for at least another twenty years (enjoy from 2029–2039), making it ideal for luxurious dinners or significant celebrations.