96 Points! Limited new release Fantastic new Zinfandel from Hendry! The Hendry family has been farming in Napa since 1939. Their Block 7 and Block 22 were planted in 1975 and 1995 respectively. 96 Points Wines & Spirits: "The scent of this wine is worth the price of admission, a combination of sage, sun and wet rock, of forest pines and dark red fruit. It reminded Wolfgang Weber, one of our panelists, of hiking in the North Coast, "in the morning, when the sun burns off the dew and picks up the scents of plant resins." The fragrance may round the wine in the Napa Valley hills, but the texture is pure benchland, about as silky as a wine can be...a deliciously plump Zinfandel, the kind of dynamic red wine that proves Napa Valley's greatness." Wine Enthusiast: "High alcohol gives this wine peppery heat and a mouthwatering savoriness. The flavors, though, are all Zinfandel, suggesting ripe wild blackberries, currants and dark chocolate. It will pair well with smoky, sweetly-sauced barbecued ribs and chicken."
Jen Weaver
Classic zin exactly what I want when I open a 2013, peppery and full.
Classic zin exactly what I want when I open a 2013, peppery and full.
9.4K Brooks
Very nice Zinfandel but think I would prefer a Cab or Pinot Noir
Very nice Zinfandel but think I would prefer a Cab or Pinot Noir
8.9Jon Ruyle
Really good zin, up there with Lytton springs.
Really good zin, up there with Lytton springs.
9.1Richard Haynes
Juicy & ripe, with raspberry & black cherry fruit. Silky smooth #NapaValley #zinfandel
Juicy & ripe, with raspberry & black cherry fruit. Silky smooth #NapaValley #zinfandel
9.0Spinning_spins
Yep, this little beauty is a sleeper. Such extraction while simultaneously giving finesse and verve. This drinks like a Cabernet, due to the forward tannins and spicy cigar box and mint notes, but the fruit is all boysenberry, with pepper, dusty rocks and cardamom. I could stick an IV of this into my face and that would just be ok. Lay this one down for a few years if you can resist the temptation to pop the cork now.
Yep, this little beauty is a sleeper. Such extraction while simultaneously giving finesse and verve. This drinks like a Cabernet, due to the forward tannins and spicy cigar box and mint notes, but the fruit is all boysenberry, with pepper, dusty rocks and cardamom. I could stick an IV of this into my face and that would just be ok. Lay this one down for a few years if you can resist the temptation to pop the cork now.
9.6WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.