Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 Consignment A vivacious and festive pale

A vivacious and festive pale gold sparkler made by méthode traditionnelle

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Ciacci Piccolomini only makes this Riserva in the years that truly earn it

Another component underwent extended five-day fermentation (versus Beam's standard three)

Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 Consignment A vivacious and festive paleH 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,