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• winenot519 Likes this wine: 94 points

  May 6, 2024 - Excellent wine! Expressive and pulsing with energy on opening. Ripe and concentrated with pronounced aromas of red and black fruits. Complimented by tomato leaf, violet, pencil shaving, tobacco, and clove. Beautifully textured with firm tannins. With time in the glass, the complexity of this wine shines with added notes of blue fruit, toasted wood, and an array of spices. (56% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot)

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• Jimaronson Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 19, 2024 - The wine needs a 3 hour decant plus to open up. Beautiful cab franc 16% and Merlot 44% and cab, even though not mentioned, would be the difference at 40%. On the first day the finish was a bit hot, but the second day settled down. I put a repour in the bottle after night one. So, I believe that decanting it for 3 to 4 hours is the way to go. The wine has blueberry and red fruits along with an austere middle and finish. It's very sophisticated and for those who enjoy trying something different than just the regular sweet cab then I believe you will enjoy it. This is a wine that you can certainly cellar for a while and perhaps try in 2 to 3 years. It was a pleasure to drink now. But, I think having it with food makes the wine come to life..

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• jfaulk Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 20, 2024 - Beautiful Bordeaux structured wine made up of Cab Franc and Merlot. Such a wonderful combination that provides structure and elegance. The type of wine that make things interesting & fun sip to sip

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• dream wrote: 88 points

  March 4, 2021 - Made in a classic right bank style, this is plush and ripe with the tautness of the Cab Franc kicking in on the finish. Lighter-bodied and silky with flavors of dark earthy fruit with light, smooth tannins. An elegant wine that might flesh out with some age but there are 100 right bank Bordeaux wines I’d prefer to drink or collect over this.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Arietta
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Red Wine
• Vineyard H Block Hudson Vineyards
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa / Sonoma
• Appellation Carneros

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• In Cellars 237 (83%)
• Consumed 47 (17%)

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