Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 modified_title_tag and one of the most

and one of the most scarce bottlings in a range that's allocated to begin with

which is holy ground

Think Burgundian structure with wild Jura personality

it had to be a part of the lineup

and the natural brilliance of old-vine Chardonnay

Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 modified_title_tag and one of the mostH Block is Arietta's flagship, and the core Cabernet Franc comes from one tiny, shy bearing spot: a volcanic, southwest facing slope in the Hudson Vineyard in Carneros, one of the New World's finest places to grow Cabernet Franc, with Merlot from adjacent Hudson blocks. The estate was founded in 1996 by John Kongsgaard and Fritz Hatton, with winemaking from Andy Erickson. The 2017 is a roughly even split of Cabernet Franc and Merlot, co fermented,