2008 Amphorae Cabernet Sauvignon Makura

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  9/27/2022 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Here's another beautiful wine from the Michel Rolland consulting collection.
  
  Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.
  
  Full bodied and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.
  
  Dry on the palate with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.
  
  Showing blackberries, black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, oak, light vanilla, spices, alcohol, peppercorn, tobacco leaf, herbs and licorice.
  
  This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Israel. Nicely aged with a beautiful nose, that I kept smelling on. Looks and feels much younger.
  
  The alcohol is still noticeable, which surprised me a little.
  
  I had this vintage before, and it seems like this 14 year old has reached its peak a year or two ago.
  
  Feels like a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley with a splash of Bordeaux.
  
  Delicious right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours in the decanter.
  
  100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged in French oak barrels for 36 months.
  
  15% alcohol by volume.
  
  93 points.
  
  $55.

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  2/2/2019 - sshayfin wrote: 91 Points

  deep ruby
  med+ intense aromas of black cherry, blackberry, blosom, lavender, vanilla, ceder, cocnut, vegetal, smoky, savory, gamey, leather. developing/
  dry, med+ acidity, med - tanins, high alcohol, med+ body, med+ intense flavours of blackberry, black cherry, vanilla, vegetal, leather,smoky, tar, tobbaco ripe blackberries, coffe. med finish
  drink now, not suitable for further aging

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  10/27/2017 - madia wrote: 92 Points

  Intensive red/black fruits and chocolate on the nose. Opulent, full bodied. Excellent

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  8/21/2016 - Yagil wrote: 90 Points

  Top mature Israeli wines 2/2016 (at my home): very good nose & palate, full bodied, firm tannins, somewhat rustic style

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  3/27/2015 - madia wrote: 92 Points

  Vibrant red and dark fruit on the nose. Excellent. Full bodied, well balanced. Good harmony between nose and mouth. A lot of very nice fruit on the palate too. Good acidity and strong but smooth tannins – should allow a few more years of aging.

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