The Colombian, 26, leads Froome by one minute twenty three seconds with solely Sunday's processional stage into capital of Spain to return.
Team Sky's Froome, 31, attacked Quintana repeatedly because the combine climbed Alto First State Aitana, however the Movistar rider beat Froome by 2 seconds.
The stage was won by European Pierre-Roger Latour of Ag2r-La Mondiale.
The 22-year-old outsprinted Colombia's Darwin Atapuma at the summit.
Stage twenty was Froome's last likelihood to attack Quintana once trimming his lead by over 2 minutes within the individual time trial on Fri.
He was trying to become the primary man to win the Tour First State France and Vuelta within the same season since wheeler in 1978.
The win are Quintana's second during a circuit - his maiden success came within the 2014 Giro d'Italia.
Quintana's subject Estaban Chaves can complete stage places generally classification once overhauling Spain's Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Vuelta.
Britain's Simon Yates finished ordinal on the stage to stay sixth overall.
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