Arietta "H-Block" Hudson Vineyards, Napa Valley 2003

Opaque purple/red.

Fragrant, low-toned, woodsmoke, herb and blackcurrant nose. Deep, sumptuous.

Round and plush, with a mouth-filling quality that is quite rare. Very nice "inner-mouth perfume" (Tanzer). Acidity, initially, seems very low, structure dominated by reasonably fine-grained tannin. Impression of acidity picks up on the oak char dominated finish.


$75, Cabernet Franc/Merlot