Top Israeli blends, 2008 vintage (at Eli Raban's home, Rehovot): dark opaque red-purple rich dark fruits aroma with pleasant spicy, earthiness, oak-vanilla, and start of tertiary & sous-bois notes full bodied, firm tannins, high acidity, signs of maturity, excellent balance and harmony, structured, complexed, medium length aftertaste.
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I had a good bit of reservation whether this would still be good, and was pleasantly surprised. Deep ruby color. Firm tannins with nice structure. A bit austere at first but then opened up after about 45 minutes. Red fruits, with oak, and cassis with some tobacco and leather. This still probably has a couple of good years left, but time to drink before it starts to fade.
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Rich cassis sweetness on the nose. Quite a dark, opulent wine - black fruit, tar, cedar, a hint of menthol and tumeric. Well balanced alcohol, with a long sweet then dry finish rounded off with some red apple. Drinking very well now, but could probably last longer.
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6/25/2021 - Yagil wrote: 90 Points
Top Israeli blends, 2008 vintage (at Eli Raban's home, Rehovot): dark opaque red-purple
rich dark fruits aroma with pleasant spicy, earthiness, oak-vanilla, and start of tertiary & sous-bois notes
full bodied, firm tannins, high acidity, signs of maturity, excellent balance and harmony, structured, complexed, medium length aftertaste.
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4/18/2021 - Robwild Likes this wine: 91 Points
I had a good bit of reservation whether this would still be good, and was pleasantly surprised. Deep ruby color. Firm tannins with nice structure. A bit austere at first but then opened up after about 45 minutes. Red fruits, with oak, and cassis with some tobacco and leather. This still probably has a couple of good years left, but time to drink before it starts to fade.
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2/4/2017 - Faknr0ll wrote: 90 Points
terrific, drink now but could last another 1-2 year
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9/21/2016 - stubot Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich cassis sweetness on the nose. Quite a dark, opulent wine - black fruit, tar, cedar, a hint of menthol and tumeric. Well balanced alcohol, with a long sweet then dry finish rounded off with some red apple. Drinking very well now, but could probably last longer.
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8/28/2016 - Yagil wrote: 91 Points
Flam CS mini-vertical tasting (at Eli Raban's home, Rehovot): See my previous TN
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