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Community Tasting Notes 41
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lachord Likes this wine: 93 points
October 19, 2023 - Deep ruby color. Still plenty of fruit with hints of blackberry and cherry with a bit of vanilla and the start of an earthy flavor.
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Peech Likes this wine: 94 points
March 3, 2023 - double decanted 2½ hours before drinking. Still a very big wine, with lots of coconut butter and vanilla, really sweet, a bit of leather. Beautiful fragrance and also on the palate.
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kellettwm Likes this wine: 91 points
October 2, 2022 - Two hour decant after reading other tasting notes. Generous Syrah nose of blackberry and pepper. Smooth first taste - berries and plum. Slow wave of pepper - a long and warm finish.
It does need the longer decant, and would drink now before it loses its punch. -
Hamersly wrote: 96 points
February 8, 2022 - Enjoyed after an hour's decant. The years have been very good to this wine, it's lush, layered and complex with a lovely whiff of iodine on the nose. Tannins are almost completely resolved but there was enough acid to pair beautifully with a ribeye. Gorgeous.
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maranoli Likes this wine: 92 points
December 13, 2020 - Deep red, tannins mellow and fully integrated. Good fruit
A delicious wine which has aged very well. Plenty left.
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By Antonio Galloni
The 2001 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Stepping Back in Time (Apr 2023), 4/1/2023 (link)(Arietta Variation One Napa Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Arietta – A Complete Retrospective: 1996-2015 (May 2017), 5/17/2017 (link)(Arietta Red Wine Variation One Hudson Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108 (link)(Arietta Variation One Red Wine Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Lyle Fass
2/22/2005 (link)(Arietta "Variation One") An interesting blend of Syrah and Merlot. Very Northern Rhone like on the nose with game, garrigue, violets, blueberries & plums. Great synergy in the mouth with juicy dark fruits, great concentration, serious restraint and wonderful elegance. There is some American oak tones but . . hey . . . that is part of the package. One of the best CA wines I have had in a while. Very classy stuff.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- 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 6 (1%)
- In Cellars 442 (47%)
- Consumed 502 (53%)
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- ProducerArietta
- VarietySyrah Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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