Arietta Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, California

94 James
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Product Details

Varietal

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region

Napa Valley, California

Producer

Arietta

Vintage

2013

Size

750ML

Features

Boutique

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Winemaker Notes

Coming from the cooler climes of Coombsville, in Napa’s southeastern corner, the 2013 Arietta Cabernet Sauvignon expresses all the best attributes of this heralded variety. Aromas of flint, smoke, dark black fruits and sandalwood rise from the glass even as the wine is poured. These same complexities carry through to the palate, along with notes of black tea, vanilla bean and forest floor. This is a highly perfumed red wine, and sturdily constructed, with firm tannins building on the finish, which bodes well in terms of its ageability.

Professional Ratings

94 James Suckling
Lots of ripe and dried fruit, but this maintains energy and focus with light balsamic vinegar and wet-earth undertones. Full to medium body, tight tannins and a flavorful finish. Top stuff as always. Drink in 2018.

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Arietta Winemaker Andy Erickson Winery Image

The Arietta project is owned and run by the Kongsgaard and Hatton families. John Kongsgaard, winemaker, is a fifth generation Napan, but the first in his family to make wine. Kongsgaard has grown grapes since 1975 and made wine professionally since 1979, notably for thirteen vintages at Newton and five at Luna, as well as looking after numerous clients as a viticultural and enological consultant. Since founding Arietta and Kongsgaard in 1996, he has limited wine production to that which he can make with his own hands. In 2000, Kongsgaard stopped all consulting activities, devoting himself solely to twenty-eight acres of vineyard and the resulting Arietta and Kongsgaard wines.

Fritz Hatton is the nation's foremost wine auctioneer. He worked for Christie's for most of the last two decades and was in charge of Christie's U.S. wine auctions from 1995 to 1998. In the spring of 2002, Hatton joined the prominent retailer, Zachy's, as auctioneer and consultant to Zachy's Auctions, Inc. He serves as principal auctioneer for the Napa Valley Wine Auction and conducts numerous other charity wine auctions across the U.S. Hatton is responsible for the sales and distribution of the Arietta and Kongsgaard wines and shares the marketing duties with Kongsgaard.

The partners came together through their love of music. Fritz is a serious amateur pianist and singer, and the Kongsgaards present a ten concert classical music series in Napa. Their friendship in music is reflected in the Arietta wine label: Beethoven's manuscript of the sublime Arietta movement of his last piano sonata, Opus 111.

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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.

Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.

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