Tasting Note
APPEARANCE: DEEP GARNET WITH A VIBRANT RUBY RIM, SHOWING YOUTHFUL CLARITY AND MODERATE VISCOSITY. AROMA (NOSE): EXPRESSIVE AND ELEGANT, WITH RED CHERRY, RASPBERRY, AND RIPE PLUM, LAYERED OVER CLASSIC CABERNET FRANC NOTES OF VIOLET, GRAPHITE, AND FRESH HERBS. SUBTLE HINTS OF GREEN PEPPER, TOBACCO LEAF, AND CRUSHED EARTH REFLECT THE VARIETY’S TYPICITY AND ISRAEL’S MINERAL-RICH SOILS. OAK AGING CONTRIBUTES DELICATE ACCENTS OF VANILLA, SWEET SPICE, AND LIGHTLY TOASTED CEDAR. PALATE: MEDIUM TO FULL-BODIED WITH A REFINED STRUCTURE. THE PALATE OPENS WITH JUICY RED AND BLACK FRUITS—CRANBERRY, CHERRY, AND BLACK CURRANT—FOLLOWED BY SAVORY HERBAL TONES AND A TOUCH OF BLACK PEPPER. SMOOTH YET LIVELY ACIDITY BALANCES THE FRUIT, WHILE FINE-GRAINED TANNINS ADD GRIP WITHOUT OVERSHADOWING ELEGANCE. FINISH: LONG AND FOCUSED, MARKED BY LINGERING NOTES OF DARK BERRIES, SPICE, AND A SUBTLE EARTHY MINERALITY CHARACTERISTIC OF ISRAELI HIGH-ELEVATION VINEYARDS.
Food Pairing
SUITABLE FOR HEAVY MEAT MEALS.