Community Tasting Notes 17

• scott davis wrote: 90 points

  November 1, 2020 - Checking back in on this one after nearly 11 years. The aromas and flavors are consistent with my note from March 2009. Drinking very well right now, with still a bit of youthfulness.

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• John McCabe wrote: 92 points

  December 3, 2014 - I really like this - a bit raucous, unrestrained and reckless, surely very tightly wound in its youth, but now showing so well. This is vibrant, energetic and everything is in the right place. I tend to like the '05 vintage generally. Purchased at the winery, following an amazing, enjoyable and enlightening wine tour that I highly recommend.

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• Libiamo! wrote: 86 points

  January 14, 2013 - The wine is sort of like a reverse cepage of Bordeaux blends with Petit Verdot taking the lion share in this meritage. (BTW, while PV usually constitutes less than 5% of the cepage in Bordeaux, this is not something totally new. PV is quite commonly found in the marshland near Gironde. Chateau Bolaire, for example, uses high portion of PV.) On the nose, mostly black fruits and dried fruits, with a hint of red fruits (high acidity from PV?), cinnamon, touch of oak and leather. Medium (+) acidity and unyielding tannins (decanted first to remove the sediment and left on the counter for couple hours, a portion tasted the day after) Good concentration. Medium drying finish. An interesting concept, but I am not sold.

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• sniffy wrote: 87 points

  October 3, 2011 - lots of sediment, harsh, big tannins, not a typical hendry. going to let it breathe for a day or two.

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• rodsjuice wrote: 88 points

  September 4, 2011 - Decanted. Nose of dark fruit, vanilla, cedar. Full bodied, smooth, balanced, good lingering finish. There was a fair amount of sediment in this bottle. Enjoyable none the less. 50,4,13,15,6=88

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Hendry
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Red Wine
• Vineyard Hendry Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• Consumed 155 (60%)

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