2002 Arietta Variation One
Syrah Blend (Syrah)
- USA
- > California
- > Napa Valley
Auction price: Register or sign-in to see quarterly averages
or visit the Wine Market Journal
Drink by: (Add My Drinking Window)
Advertisement
Popular Wines Like This
Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: points
View all 41 Community Tasting Notes
What Do You Think? Add a Tasting Note
Pro Reviews
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
-
By Antonio Galloni
(Arietta Red Wine Variation One Hudson Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Login and sign up and see review text.
Arietta – A Complete Retrospective: 1996-2015 (May 2017), 5/17/2017, (See more on Vinous...) -
By Stephen Tanzer
(Arietta Variation One Red Wine Napa Valley) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114, (See more on Vinous...)
RJonWine.com
-
By Richard Jennings
(Arietta Variation One) Group's #5 (my #1) – 36 pts; 1 1st place vote, 3 2nd place votes, 2 thirds, 3 last places – Dark red violet color; delectable spicy plum, charcoal and oregano nose, that opens, after 30 minutes, to show more berry and raspberry; tart, concentrated, minerally, tart plum and graphite palate; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (70% Merlot, 30% Syrah)
10/30/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Arietta Variation One) Big vanilla, oak nose; rich, concentrated, tasty, vanilla, ripe plum palate; long finish
7/17/2004, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points
NOTE: Some content is property of Vinous and RJonWine.com.
Add a Pro Review
Add Your Own Reviews:
Wine Definition
- Vintage2002
- TypeRed
- ProducerArietta
- VarietySyrah Blend
- DesignationVariation One
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
- Display optionsDefault
6/27/2021 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 91 Points
From Magnum. Lots of fine silt sediment coating bottle and in the glass as unstrainable. 30 minutes of air in the glass was all that was needed. Plenty of overripe black and blue fruits, with modest acidity, some Oak and black currant. Smooth
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/30/2021 - Peech wrote: 89 Points
initially a little lean on the palate, 30 minutes later there was a little more body, got better and more smoky, but still not as rich and lush as expected, just lacking the sweet vanilla. After 75 minutes some ripeness showed up.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
12/5/2020 - Peech Likes this wine: 94 Points
decanted 1 hour prior to serving. Lots of coconut butter, woodsy notes, smoke, minty, really ripe and sweet on the nose, almost like super ripe honeydew melon. Tannins still going strong here.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
11/19/2020 - Peech Likes this wine: 92 Points
served 45 minutes after decanting. Nice and fragrant, a little minty, cool, with woodsy notes. Tannins are still here.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
8/14/2020 - Sanlucar Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fading fruit (ripe plums, blueberries & strawberries) with potent acids and dusty tannin. Plus, black pepper and other spices. Muted nose, some depth, and a short finish. Recommend decanting for at least 3 hours. This is still a worthy wine; use it to impress your wino friends but concede that it is now just a relic.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment