Arietta "Quartet" Cabernet Blend 2021 (Napa Valley, California) - [JS 94] [TWI 94] [VM 93] [JD 92] [WA 92]

Notes from the Winemaker:  Arietta Quartet is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot from carefully chosen vineyard blocks in the Napa Valley. Aged for 20 months in 32% new French oak barrels, the Arietta Quartet 2021 is approachable upon release, but rich enough to age well for 10 years or more. The label features a drawing of the string quartet's instruments by an eight-year-old Libby Hatton, a future proprietor of Arietta, over a manuscript of the famous Cavatina movement from Beethoven’s String Quartet Opus 130. Winemaker notes from Andy Erickson: The 2021 Quartet wonderfully captures the vibrancy and depth of the 2021 vintage, a year of very little rainfall and warm California summer days.  The wine is a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, and it exhibits the full range of aromas and flavors that the blend implies.  The Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from the cooler climes of Napa Valley, drives the pr