I'll be the first to admit that I'm not the world's biggest optimist. I'm more of what you'd call a realist. Okay, fine. I'm a pessimist. So when I first laid eyes on these teensy weensy bottles of Hendry Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet I thought, "I have had like THE worst day at work and knowing my luck I'm going to get hit by a bus tomorrow and it'll all be over for me and THIS is the best you can do, universe? HALF a bottle of wine? On my LAST DAY ON EARTH?!" Thanks. Thanks a lot.
But you know, then I got to thinking. And I thought, "Hey, if this is really going to be my last day on Earth, I should be grateful that the gods have bestowed upon me any amount of plummy, deep, dark fruit aromas and flavors of berry/currant and cocoa, be it plentiful or not. Seriously. If the last thing I have to drink before I head off to that big vineyard in the sky is a wine with well-integrated oak and structured, fine-grained tannins, I'd say I'm a pretty lucky guy.
So from now on, whenever I crack open one of these bottles and pour it out, I'm going to look at it as the perfect amount to make my glass half full. Granted, a glass all the way full would be better, but who's counting?
2007 Hendry Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 375ml 3-Pack
The majority of the grapes for this wine (54%) still come from Block 8, one of Hendry's oldest and most consistently distinctive blocks. Pretty, dark and supple. Initial aromas are dusty and almost floral, with enticing sweet fruit. An exceptionally balanced wine, showing plummy, deep, dark fruit aromas and flavors of berry/currant and cocoa. Well-integrated oak and firm, fine-grained tannins. Delicious and approachable now, with potential for cellaring.
2007 Hendry Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 375ml 3-Pack
Hendry Blocks 8, 16, 17 and 18 are located on bench lands west of the town of Napa. The vines grow on thin stony soil between 150 and 300 feet above sea level. Morning fog and strong afternoon breezes from San Pablo Bay moderate the vineyard’s climate.
2007 Hendry Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 375ml 3-Pack
Hendry Blocks 8, 16, 17 and 18 are located on bench lands west of the town of Napa. The vines grow on thin stony soil between 150 and 300 feet above sea level. Morning fog and strong afternoon breezes from San Pablo Bay moderate the vineyard’s climate.
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