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Community Tasting Notes 20
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mxpbuy Likes this wine: 91 points
January 23, 2021 - Basically same notes as 7 months ago. 90 minute decant. Tons of overripe, almost jammy, black and blue fruits that dominate. Some dried herbs, sweet Oak. A smooth wine but still some grit to the tannins. Fine sediment coats the shoulders of the bottle with minimal utra fine sediment in the last glass. Short finish takes it down a point.
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mxpbuy Likes this wine: 91 points
June 8, 2020 - Plenty of overripe black and blue fruits. Still going strong and in need of 60 minutes of decanting. Some sage and Oak. Very smooth. Full mouthfeel. Finish is not particularly long and is relatively short by Arietta standards.
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1961Vintage Likes this wine: 96 points
January 9, 2020 - Tremendous effort. Fruit well integrated with enough structure to carry it another several years. A simple WOW would have been enough. Every sip enjoyable.
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1961Vintage Likes this wine: 94 points
November 22, 2019 - Decant or let breathe for an hour. And enjoy!
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mxpbuy Likes this wine: 92 points
September 22, 2018 - A fruit bomb with a bit more. Very smooth. Overripe and nearly jammy blue and black fruits but thick pliable tannins, with a little spice, Oak and black currant.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- 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 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 326 (57%)
- Consumed 242 (43%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
86% Like It 7 votes
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- ProducerArietta
- VarietySyrah Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley