Golan, Israel

Sine Qua Non

Le Chemin Vers L'Heresie Grenache 2015

J/h. Decanted 4 hrs. Still too young — 2 years ago

Golan Heights Winery

Yarden Merlot 2017

Very good merlot. Low acidity, medium tannins. Very oaky with a sweet vanilla, dark fruits, but with a dark chocolate finish, maybe with a pepper. Still: one of my favorite labels. — 5 years ago

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Shiloh

Mosaic Merlot Blend 2016

Time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Here's a delicious one from Israel.

Inky in color with a short reddish/brick rim.

Fruity nose with blackberries, blueberries, black plums, cooked cherries, vanilla, light cedar, spices, cola, tobacco leaf, black tea, alcohol, coffee, milk chocolates, light herbs and black pepper.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with cooked plums, black currants, coffee, cedar, vanilla, spices, earth, milk chocolates, tobacco, peppercorn and light vinaigrette.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a wonderful Merlot blend from Israel. Showing nice complexity and well balanced with a great mouthfeel. Really enjoyed the nose here, even after a few minutes out of the bottle.

This four year old is already yummy right out of the bottle, but better after a couple of hours in a decanter.

I've had this before, and this time I decided to give it a slight chill, and boy it was delicious.

Nice buttery mouthfeel, even looks buttery when poured. Drinking very nicely now.

Very tasty and fruit forward. Dark, extracted and rich. Feels like a Napa Bordeaux blend.

A blend of 42% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit verdot and 26% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 18 months in French Oak barrels. Unfiltered and Kosher. Mevushal.

15.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$65.
— 5 years ago

Josh, Daniel P. and 20 others liked this

Domaine du Castel

Petit Castel Haute-Judee Rosé 2018

Lovely thirst quencher after a day in the sun. — 6 years ago

David, Stuart and 7 others liked this

Cremisan Cellars

Star of Bethlehem Baladi 2015

An interesting Red blend from Bethlehem.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and nice long legs.

Tangy finish with medium, round tannins.

Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, vanilla, wood, earth, barnyard, vegetables, spices, smoke and dark coffee.

Soft and smooth and very enjoyable. Feels like an old world wine.

Had it blind and called Austrian red. Wrong.

Made with local grapes grown around the winery. Organic.

13% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$20.
— 6 years ago

Justin, Douglas and 16 others liked this

Margalit

Enigma Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Opened up nicely. Bold yet balanced. Paired well with aged prime rib and potatoes. Well executed Israeli wine. — 7 years ago

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Pelter Winery

Trio Cabernet Merlot Cabernet Franc 2020

Pre dinner wine at Dead Sea resort jordan. Med to full bodied. Black fruit tobacco anise. Nice tannins. — 3 years ago

Ania
with Ania

Clos de Gat

Har'El Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Lovely Cabernet from Israel, made in an old world style, but still with great fruit. 2012 is drinking well now. — 5 years ago

Aravind, Tom and 7 others liked this

Golan Heights Winery

Yarden Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2011

First time trying a wine from Israel. This was pretty nice—lots of autolytic notes and it was nice to try one that was vintage dated and with some bottle age. — 6 years ago

Carmel Winery

Mediterranean Red Blend 2016

Delicious. 2016 vintage. Israeli wines stepping it up! — 6 years ago

Recanati

Yasmin Red Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Best kosher wine we've had. — 6 years ago

Barkan Vineyards

Classic Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Super rich, dry tannic Kosher Cabernet Sauvignon with dark cherry and spice notes, from Galilee, Israel (Roche) — 7 years ago

Binyamina

The Cave Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Elegant Bordeaux blend. From a mag. — 7 years ago

Margalit

Binyamina Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2017

Lovely with ripe acidity and very long finish. Tough grape to work with. Lovely to drink — 3 years ago

David Stein
with David
LM, Hugh and 15 others liked this

Galil Mountain Winery

Upper Galilee Syrah

Smooth, mod body, low acidity, light tannins. — 5 years ago

Domaine du Castel

'C' Blanc du Castel Chardonnay 2018

2018 vintage. A full body Chardonnay. Beautiful deep gold color; Buttery and creamy. Some citrus acidity comes at a later stage and brings fruit notes to the pallet. — 5 years ago

Margalit

Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Well this is another great Israeli wine. — 6 years ago

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Golan Heights Winery

Yarden Katzrin Chardonnay 2014

2014 vintage. Flowery notes. Crisp and balnaced. Has a personality of it's own. — 7 years ago