2014 Carmel Malbec Admon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.8 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Yako (New Haven Vino Club)'s profile
  • Report Issue

  5/6/2024 - Yako (New Haven Vino Club) Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Delicious, fruit forward yet restrained, good acidity, intergrated tannins, beautiful sipper, just a smidge hot (but at 15% makes sense).
  
  91-92

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Odedis.Wine.reviews's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/28/2024 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark purple in color with a short purple rim. Not showing age at all.
  
  Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
  
  Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity.
  
  Showing black plums, cooked cherries, spices, light oak, herbs, light vanilla, dark chocolates, light vegetables, tobacco, light earth and peppercorn.
  
  Nice finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
  
  This 10 year old Israeli Malbec is delicious. Peaking now and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
  
  Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime.
  
  Wine Enthusiasts 90 points.
  
  I had this vintage over 3 years ago, and it is still delicious.
  
  This Single Vineyard is a great sipping wine, that will also pair nicely with a big piece of steak.
  
  Aged in French oak barrels for 15 months. A small production of only 6,700 bottles. Kosher and not Mevushal.
  
  15% alcohol by volume.
  
  92 points.
  
  $35.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Odedis.Wine.reviews's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/19/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep purple in color with a short purplish rim.
  
  Fruity nose with violets and chocolate notes.
  
  Full bodied with medium acidity.
  
  Dry and fruit forward on the palate with nice complexity.
  
  Showing black plums, cooked cherries, spices, oak, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, peppercorn, milk chocolates and herbs.
  
  Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
  
  This 9 year old Malbec from Israel is drinking beautifully now. Plush and rich. Feels like a new world Merlot.
  
  Peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
  
  Good right out of the bottle, and better after 90 minutes of airtime.
  
  This Single Vineyard Malbec is nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel. A great sipping wine.
  
  Aged in French oak barrels for 15 months. Kosher. Only 6,700 bottles made (this is bottle number 948).
  
  15% alcohol by volume.
  
  92 points.
  
  $30 (at release).

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View yehudahaber's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/30/2021 - yehudahaber Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted approximately 1 hour. Deep, rich, purplish red color. Full body. Deeply extracted fruit with a very long and complex finish. Continued to evolve in the glass over two hours. Delicious on its own, the wine showed its best when paired with rich meat dishes. Should have bought more of this! This wine will continue to improve over the next 3-5 years.

  2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Odedis.Wine.reviews's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/13/2020 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.
  
  Strong nose of blackberries, black plums, cherry pie, wood, light vanilla, licorice, dark chocolates, light earth, alcohol, eucalyptus and leather.
  
  Full-bodied, bold and smooth, with medium plus acidity and long legs.
  
  Dry and fruity on the palate with black currants, black plums, wood, spices, vanilla, tobacco, espresso, chocolates, earth, herbs, vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.
  
  Medium plus on the finish with soft tannins and tangy cherries.
  
  This is a very tasty Malbec from Israel. Showing nice complexity with a great mouthfeel. Well balanced and good by itself or with food.
  
  Fruit forward, rich and opulent with a tangy and spicy finish. Interesting with nice acidity to balance all these fruits.
  
  This 6 year old, Single Vineyard, is drinking very nicely now. Would be good in the next 3 to 5 years.
  
  Needs an hour to open up properly and balance itself out.
  
  Grapes are grown in the upper Galilee region, at an elevation of 2,500 feet above sea level. Aged in French Oak barrels for 15 months. Kosher for passover. Only 6,700 bottles made (this is number 742).
  
  15% alcohol by volume.
  
  92 points.
  
  $32.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.