Arietta Napa Valley H Block Hudson Vineyard 2018 CRV *Enfant de la Montagne* pairs

*Enfant de la Montagne* pairs well with oysters

then released the results under a different name

describes the wines of Verzenay and Verzy as

translucent crystal in the glass

The honey-like smoothness is offset by the crunchy-bar-like crispness

Arietta Napa Valley H Block Hudson Vineyard 2018 CRV *Enfant de la Montagne* pairsH Block is where Arietta started, the very first bottling in 1996, and still the estate's flagship homage to the Right Bank of Bordeaux. It's a Cabernet Franc driven blend (56% Cabernet Franc, 44% Merlot) from a single site: the famed Hudson Vineyard in Carneros, where the Franc grows on a volcanic outcrop and the Merlot in clay loam, both planted in 1986. Aged in new French oak and bottled unfiltered, the 2018 is a wine of real perfume and depth. Now