This wine is clearly at peak or over and should be drunk VERY soon. This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petite Verdot. The nose starts off with lovely barnyard, followed by black fruit, loamy dirt, herb, and green notes. The mouth on this medium to full bodied wine is layered and rich with blackberry, dark cherry, spice, good extraction, along with plum, intense mouth coating tannins, and sweet cedar. The finish is long and spectacular, with tannin that does not give up, along with cloves, green herb, coffee, citrus peel, tart fruit, dried ginger. BRAVO!
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Drunk during a family dinner. I did'nt get the complexity of the previous tasting. Nice nose of dark fruits and chocolate,Full bodied, round, predominant acidity. nice.
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Very good, opened with a wierd nose, but after a while in the glass that largely went away. Don't remember that with this wine, will have to see what the next bottle brings
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Not a pure Cabernet Sauvignon because it's blended with some Petit Verdot, but an excellent and elegant blend nonetheless. Opaque crimson in color with a wonderful mix of black fruits, coffee, dirt, spice and wood on the palate. Full bodied with muscular tannins yielding to long and elegant finish that is capped by a pinch of spice. Has a young bullying feel that will tame with age.
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Tasted during a blind taste of Israelis C.S. in Wine Route Ramat Hasharon. Opaque ruby color. A very complex nose, with ripe fruits, perfume and farm. Excellent. Full-bodied, with hints of sweetness and bitterness in the palate. Well integrated tannins. Also hints of bitterness in the finish. Very good. (28$)
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6/12/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dark ruby in color with a reddish brick rim.
Pretty nose and dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing plums, cooked cherries, light oak, spices, vanilla, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, wet leaves and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
This 17 year old is peaking now. Soft and rich, yet elegant. A gorgeous wine.
A great sipping wine to have all by itself, and will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.
I've had a few vintages of this Cabernet, old and young, but this one was the best so far.
A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot. Aged in oak barrels for 12 months. Unfiltered and kosher.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$75.
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9/27/2014 - raccah Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine is clearly at peak or over and should be drunk VERY soon. This wine is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petite Verdot. The nose starts off with lovely barnyard, followed by black fruit, loamy dirt, herb, and green notes. The mouth on this medium to full bodied wine is layered and rich with blackberry, dark cherry, spice, good extraction, along with plum, intense mouth coating tannins, and sweet cedar. The finish is long and spectacular, with tannin that does not give up, along with cloves, green herb, coffee, citrus peel, tart fruit, dried ginger. BRAVO!
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4/20/2014 - mschechter wrote: 92 Points
Continues to drink really well, excellent bottle.
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10/5/2013 - mschechter wrote: 92 Points
Big, bold and fruit forward. A big, new world wine
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4/13/2013 - mschechter wrote: 93 Points
Excellent, full bodied, very enjoyable
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9/17/2012 - mschechter wrote: 92 Points
Best bottle of this I have had, dad thought it was the best of the weekend, held up against El Rom, Forest, Etc.
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1/1/2012 - tshahar wrote: 91 Points
On first day the wine was very close, after three days it opened up and tasted more balance. Will drink the other bottle in 2-3 years
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7/22/2011 - madia wrote: 90 Points
Drunk during a family dinner. I did'nt get the complexity of the previous tasting. Nice nose of dark fruits and chocolate,Full bodied, round, predominant acidity. nice.
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5/1/2011 - vlzat wrote: 89 Points
The notes of previous harvest are relevant. Drink now and next couple years.
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4/20/2011 - mschechter wrote: 90 Points
Very good, opened with a wierd nose, but after a while in the glass that largely went away. Don't remember that with this wine, will have to see what the next bottle brings
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3/11/2011 - jontabak Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not a pure Cabernet Sauvignon because it's blended with some Petit Verdot, but an excellent and elegant blend nonetheless. Opaque crimson in color with a wonderful mix of black fruits, coffee, dirt, spice and wood on the palate. Full bodied with muscular tannins yielding to long and elegant finish that is capped by a pinch of spice. Has a young bullying feel that will tame with age.
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4/23/2010 - mschechter wrote: 92 Points
My first time with this wine
Young, but full bodied, strong tannins - not overpowering, dark fruits. Another great effort.
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4/15/2010 - madia wrote:
Tasted during a blind taste of Israelis C.S. in Wine Route Ramat Hasharon. Opaque ruby color. A very complex nose, with ripe fruits, perfume and farm. Excellent. Full-bodied, with hints of sweetness and bitterness in the palate. Well integrated tannins. Also hints of bitterness in the finish. Very good. (28$)
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