Tried this old Zin from the archives last night:
1. Rosenblum Zin GeorgeHendryVnyd/NapaVlly Reserve (13.7%; Aged: Fr.oak 60 gal brls for 24 mo.; U) 1993: Med.dark rather brown color; rather earthy/dusty/slight musty light Fr.oak/cedary/pencilly/oldZin light spicy/blackberry/Zin rather aged/tired nose; tart fairly tangy/metallic somewhat smooth/gentle rather cedary/pencilly/oldZin slight blackberry/Zin/spicy bit earthy/dusty pretty tired flavor w/ light drying tannins; long tired/dried out finish w/ tired/astringent tannins & a pretty dreadful oxidized aftertaste that goes on for several minutes; still a bit of Zin fruit lurking in there but pretty much a dead&gone wine.
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More cyclobrickle from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. The Hendry Reserve Zin was considered as Kent's premium Zin, though I usually preferred his Maggie's Reserve Samsel Vnyd Zin. The property in lower Napa came into the Hendry family in the late 1930's. At this point, it was run by George O.Hendty, who was a Cyclotron designer of much note. He worked in the EastBay area in Cyclotron design until he retired to run the HendryRanch full time. During this time, George designed & built cyclotrons in his barn at HendryRanch. A practice that most likely would have drawn the ire of the Napa city fathers had they known about it. He eventually founded the Hendry Ranch Wnry, focusing on Cabernet & Zin. He made one of the first wines labeled Primitivo in Calif. It was not Primitivo.
I had little hope that this Zin would still be alive and it fully delivered on that promise. It had this dreadful oxidized backtaste that went on & on. If you belched 5 min later, that same flavor would well up in your mouth. Pretty much destroyed the wine.
Tom