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2016 Arietta On The White Keys

Removed from a subterranean wine cellar

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RATINGS

93Vinous / IWC

... Apricot, chamomile, light honey, mint and a dollop of French oak... This is an especially powerful, imposing white, and yet all the elements are deftly woven together...

93Jeb Dunnuck

... Loaded with notions of lemon curd, honeyed citrus, brioche, and a kiss of sappy flowers, it’s deep, medium-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, with terrific purity...

PRODUCER

Arietta

Arietta was founded in 1996 by wine specialist and auctioneer Fritz Hatton, his wife Caren and winemaker John Kongsgaard and his wife Maggie. Starting with a small block of vineyards on the Hudson Ranch in Napa/Carneros, Arietta has added other vineyards in the decades since then. The label features a few bars of the musical manuscript of Beethoven’s Arietta movement from his last piano sonata, which was Opus 111. Arietta’s founders are music lovers. Andy Erickson is the winemaker today and estate produces Bordeaux style blends, including a white wine.

VINTAGE

2016 Arietta On The White Keys