2014 Arietta Merlot Hudson Vineyards

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90 points

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  12/7/2022 - mactheknife Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I really enjoyed this wine; it still had a backbone to it; I had a half bottle; delicious but I have no doubt that this wine would be good for 10 more years. Structure is in place for a long life.

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  6/24/2019 - iamandyc wrote: 87 Points

  OK but had a bitter edge. Disappointing. Not aging well.

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  4/22/2018 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Arietta makes excellent merlot, maybe as good as any California merlot. I had a Arietta merlot/syrah blend, variation one, the other day that was excellent (94pts) so I wanted to compare a 100% merlot to that. It was just as good, nice dark fruit, smooth. This was much better than a bottle I had 6 months ago.

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  1/19/2018 - iamandyc wrote: 89 Points

  Weird experience as it was promising when opened but a bit disjointed and was looking forward to tasting day #2 -- but it fell apart overnight. Seems like all the pieces are there but this bottle never hit any high notes for me. I'll wait on my other bottle for a few years before opening.

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  10/24/2017 - michigan dogs Likes this wine: 88 Points

  I've always thought Arietta makes great merlot, but this was very average, although with good acidity. The drinking window says 2018, so maybe my bad.

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