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

with hints of smoke and oak

From whiskey distilled in Indiana and aged in California

Fermented and aged entirely in stainless steel to preserve freshness

Tinta Madeira

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