Arietta, Quartet, Napa Valley, 2020, 750 ml

This wine is a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.

The 2020 vintage produced wines that are bright and pure, with notes of raspberry, vanilla bean, and a surprising mix of pit fruits—apricot, plum, even white peach—wrapped in an envelope of cocoa powder and girded by a strong framework of tannin. The wine has excellent focus and an intense perfume, with all of the above fruits, licorice, and floral notes.