Arietta Napa Valley H Block Hudson Vineyard 2018 modified_title_tag with hints of smoke and

with hints of smoke and oak

We bottle without chill-filtration to preserve the most flavor possible

floral influencesMarvellously rounded over 23 years

Rich in body

made from an infusion of myrtle berries in alcohol with sugar added

Arietta Napa Valley H Block Hudson Vineyard 2018 modified_title_tag with hints of smoke andH Block is where Arietta started, the very first bottling in 1996, and still the estate's flagship homage to the Right Bank of Bordeaux. It's a Cabernet Franc driven blend (56% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot) from a single site: the famed Hudson Vineyard in Carneros, where the Franc grows on a volcanic outcrop and the Merlot in clay loam, both planted in 1986. Aged in new French oak and bottled unfiltered, the 2018 is a wine of real perfume and depth. Now