This exuberant blend is reminiscent of favorite releases from Bordeaux’s St. Emillion. Dark and daring, concentrated and savory notes of cardamom, allspice, violets lead to a panoply of flavors including black cherries, boysenberry, and enticing herbs such as tarragon and oregano. Trust us when we say this is a truly captivating Napa red worthy of several slots in any serious collector’s cellar. Bravo!”

Arietta Winery

The name Arietta, meaning short aria or art song, expresses our belief that all great
wines must sing. Both wine and song should "take flight," in the course of which the
qualities of balance, vibrancy, depth, overtones, and complexity resonate and give
everyone a sense of exaltation.

Arietta, an ultra-premium Napa winery specializing in limited production Bordeauxstyle blends,
is owned by wine specialist and auctioneer Fritz Hatton and his wife Caren.
One of America’s most celebrated winemakers, Andy Erickson, crafts the Arietta wines
from carefully chosen blocks in the cooler climates of Napa Valley. The Arietta wine
portfolio currently consists of four red wines— H Block Hudson, Variation One,
Cabernet Sauvignon, and Quartet—and one white wine, On The White Keys.
The Hattons founded Arietta in 1996 in partnership with winemaker John Kongsgaard
and his wife Maggy.

The partnership was born of a shared passion for fine wine and
classical music. The vinous inspiration for Arietta was an extraordinary 2.3-acre block of
Cabernet Franc on the Hudson Ranch in Napa/Carneros. The fruit from this block of
Cabernet Franc serves as the core of the Arietta Red Wine H Block Hudson Vineyards.
The Arietta project grew with the selection of additional superb blocks of Merlot and
Syrah on the Hudson Ranch, which made possible the addition of two wines to the
Arietta portfolio: Arietta Red Wine Variation One, an innovative blend of Merlot and
Syrah, and Arietta Merlot Hudson Vineyards, produced only in selected vintages.
Winemaker Andy Erickson is most famous for his 2007 Screaming Eagle release (rated
‘Perfect 100” points by Robert Parker) which now trades for more than $4,000 per
bottle. Erickson has since crafted numerous Cabernets rated 99 – 100 points for iconic
Napa wineries such as Dalla Valle, Ovid and a plethora of others.