2001 Arietta Red Wine H Block Hudson Vineyards

Community Tasting Notes (63) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  1/8/2022 - Hamersly wrote: 93 Points

  The first bottle I've opened that hasn't been a little tight. Gorgeous aromatics, a bit vegetal on the palate. Excellent but time to drink up!

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  12/30/2021 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Lunch on the terrace (cafe EPURE, Shop 403, inside Epure, Level 4, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong): Drank over lunch on the terrace at Epure. The last of a case purchased in 2010 and now finally fully mature. Decanted for 3 hours then then drank over the next 2 hours. Still almost totally opaque red-purple-black colour but now lighter at the edges than when last drank in early 2016. Nose remains precision-ground graphite, red briar fruit, star anise, black liquorice stick, blackberry fruit....really complex, super precise and mesmerising. Almost silence-creating. Palate has a very fresh acidic attack with very pure and precise blackcurrant and blackberry fruit, a minerality of schist rocks. Nice blackberry seeds tannic structure and delineation, very fresh, lifted and refined. A classic 'Napa does high end Bordeaux'. Contemplatively long and reverberant on the finish. Absolutely 'at point' and the right time to finish this last of a case that I had been waiting to share with friends I knew would appreciate it. I'm amazed that this wine is not better known. 94+

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  10/9/2021 - Ruby99 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Brick at the edge
  Sweet dark fruit nose with a hint of savoriness and leather
  Sweet (and a bit tart) black cherries predominate on the palate. Still has a fair amount of tannin and the finish is 30 seconds long at least
  We decanted this and it improved over time.
  Our last bottle unfortunately, but very nice and drinking beautifully tonight

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  5/7/2020 - mflesh wrote: 92 Points

  I think this one is on the back edge of the hill and starting ever so slightly to lower itself into the grave. Started with a bit of rhubarb. But this one did improve over 2-3 hours and actually did soften. Used saddle leather, tart cherry nose. Entry that was a bit interesting. A bit of barbecued meat, dehydrated blackberries and black cherries. "Smoked graphite" note going on here. Showing integration, this one transitions to a nice finish but has a little too much grittiness and tart and almost leaves a sour taste. Nice wine. Glad I opened it now, and if you have this one you need to open yours up as well!

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  11/14/2019 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pop and pour. This kept improving over three hours without decanting. Mature, smoky Merlot-based blend at full maturity. Savory red fruit, sous bois, firm tannins, integrated acid. After two hours ago the body got silky smooth so don't miss that. Drink in the next few years.

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