Hendry Block 7 and 22 Zinfandel 2019 375ml HALF BOTTLE

The 2017 Hendry Block 7 and 22 Zinfandel is ruby in appearance. Sweet berries dominate the initial aromas. Jammy berry fruit integrated with floral, toast, maple and light spice/tea notes. Balanced palate coverage. Full, lively and delicious flavor. A balanced wine with almost infinite pairing potential.

Try with flavorful, intense hard cheeses like Asiago, Pecorino, and Manchego, grilled radicchio, grilled figs with bacon and blue cheese, warm goat cheese, pastas with meaty sauces, seared rare beef…

95 Points Wine & Spirits: These two blocks of zinfandel, in the bench-lands at the base of Mount Veeder, were both planted to clone 2 the vines at Block 7 date to 1975 and to 1995 at Block 22. It’s interesting to taste this side-by-side with Block 28, comparing fruit from a mass selection of old vines with a clonal planting. Block 28 may be more complex in its tannins the wine from Blocks 7 & 22 may be more comforting and delicious, its complexity held in a floral scent, like pollen collected in a beehive. Or floral dark chocolate, a richness that smooths the tannins and their mineral spikes of power. Cellar both wines and you may find yourself grabbing one or the other, depending on your mood.