Tasting Note
AROMAS & BOUQUET: BASHAN 2020 REVEALS A DEEP RED-PURPLE HUE AND AN EXPRESSIVE AROMATIC PROFILE. NOTES OF SOUR CHERRY, AUTUMN LEAVES, AND BLACKBERRIES INTERTWINE WITH HINTS OF DARK FRUIT AND SUBTLE SPICES. PALATE & STRUCTURE: ON THE PALATE, THE WINE OFFERS RICH FLAVORS OF CURRANTS AND CHERRIES, COMPLEMENTED BY FIRM TANNINS AND A FULL-BODIED STRUCTURE. THE DRY, PRESENT ASTRINGENCY LEADS TO A BOLD, LINGERING FINISH, REFLECTING THE WINE’S METICULOUS AGING AND THE UNIQUE TERROIR OF THE NORTHERN GOLAN HEIGHTS.
Food Pairing
THE WINE PAIRS WELL WITH GRILLED RIBEYE STEAK, LAMB CHOPS, AND SLOW-BRAISED BEEF SHORT RIBS, AS ITS FULL BODY AND STRUCTURED TANNINS ENHANCE THE DEPTH OF UMAMI FLAVORS. IT ALSO COMPLEMENTS AGED CHEESES SUCH AS MANCHEGO, PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO, AND MATURE GOUDA, BALANCING THEIR SALTINESS WITH ITS ACIDITY. BASHAN 2020 IS AN EXCELLENT MATCH FOR HEARTY PASTA DISHES, MUSHROOM RISOTTO, AND ROASTED EGGPLANT, AS ITS RICH FRUIT PROFILE ENHANCES TOMATO-BASED SAUCES AND EARTHY FLAVORS. ADDITIONALLY, IT PAIRS WELL WITH GAME MEATS SUCH AS VENISON AND DUCK, AS WELL AS WILD MUSHROOM DISHES, BRINGING OUT THE WINE’S DEEP CHERRY AND BLACKBERRY NOTES.
