Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 and the ratio shows: it's

and the ratio shows: it's tart and vivid rather than jammy or sweet

and it shows: this is the firmer

In 375ml bottle

Approach with reverence

This is a sipping gin

Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 2025 L'Assemblage Part 2 and the ratio shows: it'sH 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,