2013 Arietta Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 93.4 points

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  12/28/2023 - Giggs wrote: 96 Points

  Compelling nose of exactly what’s great about Napa cab. Black currants, cassis, dark chocolate, truffle, a touch of balsamico, all of which carries over to the palate. Tannins are resolved or otherwise integrated. It’s a front-loaded flavor profile that trails off quietly without a big finish, but it really doesn’t need one given the overall beauty of this wine.

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  1/14/2023 - ozziewine Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Needed a quick decant and slight chill. Continued evolving in the glass.
  Fantastic nose, bright and floral. Had a "cool" essence to it, bright fruit with deep flavors, black cherry.
  Light is body but really interesting with impressive complexity. BADMONKEY called it with the mineral/graphite descriptor.
  Has years to go but may lose some verve if you wait too long. Loved this!

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  1/13/2023 - Krasaki Likes this wine: 93 Points

  It woke up beautifully after two hours open. Full, bright, and youthful, a tremendous joy to drink.

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  10/17/2021 - erter99 Likes this wine:

  A: deep ruby.
  N: med (+), developing; black currant, blueberry, blackberry, black cherry, jamminess, toast, charred wood, savoury, forest floor.
  P: dry, high acid, med (+) tannins, high EtOH (14.9%), med (+) body, med (+) flavor int, med (+) length; see nose.
  C: very good (B IC); can drink now, but has potential for ageing.

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  7/4/2021 - Badmonkey wrote: 92 Points

  A local store had this on sale for $99 and decided to revisit. Dark ruby fruit - dark cherry, currants, blackberry, and a little plum. Smooth mid-palate but a lighter profile than expected in light of the vintage and Winery direct price - medium body. In addition, it was all about the fruit - very little structure. Nice rich flavors of dark berries, some spice, and a mineral/graphite. Decent finish but not overly long nor deep. Popped/poured but drank out of a decanter for a couple hours. Improved a little with time. A decent wine but again I expected more for the Winery price and vintage. 100% cab.

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