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Community Tasting Notes 20
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Bob23 Likes this wine: 94 points
March 24, 2023 - Really coming into its prime. Lovely syrah funk, good blue and black fruit, excellent
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ken@ampy.com wrote: 95 points
September 14, 2022 - Delightful bottle. Enjoyed with Short ribs at the Bayside Bar and Grill, San Diego. Quite youthful with Tannic undertones which which disappated with Air Time. Should last another 10 years. Good complexity with layered flavors. Wish I had more of this one. Bought from Winebid a few years ago. Recommend a 1 hour decant rather a PNP.
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Bob23 Likes this wine: 93 points
September 11, 2020 - It’s delicious - Smokey nose, still lively acidity, nice zip, good life left yet. Mine was a library purchase from arietta a year or two ago so pristine provenance, but I adore these aged variation ones. Find one and enjoy old world sensibilities with new world fruit.
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grapist wrote: 93 points
January 2, 2017 - Never had an Arietta I didn't like and this was no exception. Strong backbone of fruit, tannins and acid. Showing the best of both the 60% Merlot and 40% Syrah. Coffee, mocha, a tiny touch of vanilla. This will continue to get even better, but drinking very well now, even popped and poured.
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psusfca Likes this wine: 91 points
December 5, 2016 - I think that this would go up in score but maybe needs another year or so. It still has a bit too much oak for me. I think it is delicious with an *. I hope the oak softens - at least for me. Some people love an oak first red.
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By Antonio Galloni
Arietta – A Complete Retrospective: 1996-2015 (May 2017), 5/17/2017 (link)(Arietta Red Wine Variation One Hudson Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Arietta Variation One Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2004
- Type Red
- Producer Arietta
- Varietal Syrah Blend
- Designation Variation One
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
- In Cellars 383 (57%)
- Consumed 289 (43%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerArietta
- VarietySyrah Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley