Roman Ochocki

9.0

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. — 3 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

My first wine from Israel. The low ratings on delectable surprised me. Maybe people are too used to big bold Napa fruit bombs. This cab is constrained, almost medium bodied, austere, but delicious. This wine screams for food, sort of like a Nebbiolo. — 4 years ago

Joe Weinberger

8.9

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. — 4 years ago

Adam Baker

9.4

Cherry, blueberry, light plum, dryer dark fruit. Excellent wine. Very smooth. Really good with gyro before OU/houston game. We drank quick. I bet this opens up even better over time. — 5 years ago

with Elissa

Iwan

8.9

Elegant Bordeaux blend. From a mag. — 6 years ago

Adam Leon

9.2

Opened up nicely. Bold yet balanced. Paired well with aged prime rib and potatoes. Well executed Israeli wine. — 6 years ago

Kate Sitarz

10

👍🏼👍🏼 worked well with an Asian noodle dish with lamb. Little spice & everything nice. — 6 years ago

Bruce Leboff

8.9

Drinking well. Expressing its best at its age. Enjoyable wine for a Friday night ! — 3 years ago

with Allan and David

"Odedi"

8.9

It's time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Here's a nice one from Israel.

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Nose of cherries, blueberries, wood, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, espresso, pencil lead, vegetables, herbs and black pepper.

Full bodied and soft with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blueberries, cherries, wood, licorice, light vanilla, light vegetables, dark coffee, herbs, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite and black pepper.

Medium plus in finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a nice surprise. I've had this wine for the last 4 vintages, and this is the best one yet. Easy drinking with mild complexity and a nice mouthfeel. Feels like a blend of new and old world wine.

Good by itself or with food. Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up ( 30 minutes). After an hour of airtime, tannins show up.

Drinking very nicely already, even by itself.

A blend of 36% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah, 12% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc.

Grapes are grown in the Judean Hills at 2,000 feet elevation, and aged for 10 months in oak barrels. Kosher. Not Mevushal.

14% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$35. — 4 years ago

Jenny Gormley

9.6

My first Israel wine. So so delicious. — 5 years ago

Rufus King

8.9

Super rich, dry tannic Kosher Cabernet Sauvignon with dark cherry and spice notes, from Galilee, Israel (Roche) — 6 years ago

Sagee Aran

9.2

2014 vintage. Flowery notes. Crisp and balnaced. Has a personality of it's own. — 6 years ago

K

9.6

キクチさんからの貰い物
重くて香り高い
イスラエル産
また飲みたい — 6 years ago

Cynthia Stevenson

9.4

Smooth, mod body, low acidity, light tannins. — 3 years ago

L.A. Warren

9.1

First Israeli wine and I like it.

Beautiful label, soft fruit in the front end, very easy drinking. — 4 years ago

David Tesaker

9.0

Had it with cheese and biscuits. Liked it. — 4 years ago

Jan Laursen

8.9

Røde bær, cedertræ, peber, en del garvesyre — 4 years ago

Dean Bernal Sr.

9.4

Well this is another great Israeli wine. — 5 years ago

with Mike, Craig and 4 others

Barry Ballan

9.1

Excellent wine — 6 years ago

Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

8.9

Drinking beautifully at the age of 10, rich , complex , ripe full of dark fruits, plums, cherries, licorice, spice, fully body, chewy, big tannins, long finish. My score 89, drink to 2019 — 6 years ago