2022 Quintessa Red Rutherford, USA Tokaj-Oremus This is a rich wine

This is a rich wine with fine red fruits that bring out its minerality as well as full red-berry flavors

and hints of tobacco and mocha

violets and rose aromas

The fruit flavors gradually give way to a savory edge on the finish that begs for a hearty dish to accompany it

Dark depths of exotic spices

2022 Quintessa Red Rutherford, USA Tokaj-Oremus This is a rich wineIn 2022, Quintessa say it was the maturity of their vines that helped weather extreme heat late in the season, plus vineyard practices honed over previous years. The 2022 is composed of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, plus one percent each of Carmenere, Petit Verdot and Merlot. It spent 22 months in French oak (60% new), with just 1% made in terracotta amphora. The colour is a vivid magenta, deep at the core, with dark and meaty aromas