Hendry Vineyard Red 2021 750ml

Opaque purple-ruby. Cabernet is prominent in the pleasant aromatics, as expected, leaning toward dark fruit, with the spice, smoke and cedar of the oak underpinnings just detectable behind round, dried-blueberry-like purple fruit.

On the palate, tannins are soft at first, gradually building.

Pair with cheeses and meats, moderately rich braised dishes, such as (Georges favorite) pot roast, braised short-ribs or a hearty beef and mushroom stew. Retains its flavor and structure with rich, meaty foods, and shows its softer, fruitier side with full-flavored cheeses. It will pair with almost anything you like with red wine.

A strong candidate for the cellar, the structure of this wine should allow it to age with grace and become even more lovely and nuanced over time.