2000 Arietta "Variation One" Napa Valley Red Blend This is a fabulous showing

This is a fabulous showing from Outpost

which bears the subtitle Reserva Especial

I was stunned by the bouquet ‰ÛÓ floral notes with a stone-fruit quality that eventually manifests (this is a red wine

Acutally made in smaller quantities than their Howell Mountain wine

Unlike the vast majority of his colleagues

2000 Arietta "Variation One" Napa Valley Red Blend This is a fabulous showingThe 2000 Variation One comes from the Hudson Ranch, and is aged in 100% new oak (none of these wines could be called oaky). Its dense purple color is accompanied by sweet aromas of new saddle leather and roasted meats. Although monolithic, it is medium to full bodied and intense. Given my confidence in Kongsgaards winemaking, it will undoubtedly reveal more music with 3 4 years of bottle age. A blend of 72% Merlot and 28% Syrah (RP)