Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 081326OFFER Same founding parcel

Same founding parcel

or dove's foot

Lavaut Saint-Jacques sits at the mouth of the Combe de Lavaux on a southeast-facing slope just above the village

and today they would rather blast hot air through the vines than spray them

and bottles from this Vosne-Romanee estate have become some of the most sought-after in the region

Arietta Napa Valley Red H Block Hudson Vineyard 2017 081326OFFER Same founding parcelH 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,