When Hendry Zin is good, which it usually is, it’s very good, and so it is with this ripe, flashy but balanced wine. Block 7, in particular, is as dependable as Zin gets. It’s so delicious in jammy cherry, blackberry and cocoa flavors, yet dry and crisp, with that sip-me-again quality that quickly empties the bottle. ——S.H.(12/15/2006)—— 91

After years of 90-plus scores for Block 7 Zin, this wine doesn't rise to the occasion. It's a good wine, with pleasant cherry flavors and rich, dusty tannins, but lacks that extra edge of intensity to merit an excellent score.——S.H.(2/1/2006)—— 87

A rich, lush, round wine that’s quite fruit forward, showing plenty of black cherry, plum, strawberry, chocolate, herb, spice and blueberry flavors. Extremely soft textured, yet structured. A sexy, plush style that’s long on the finish.——J.M.(12/31/2004)—— 90