2005 Ella Valley Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  4/21/2011 - CDH Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Popped & poured. Color was purple with a bit or reddish brown at the edge. A peppery nose with a bit of volatility (the wine is 14.5% ABV). On the palate the wine had good body and was soft in the mouth. A foundation of acidity coupled with slight tannins and a coating of refined fruit. If you are having Kosher wine you could do a lot worse for sure. The ultimate compliment: your guests won't know it's Kosher.

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  12/30/2009 - raccah wrote: 91 Points

  The nose on this dark garnet to purple colored wine is popping with rich and ripe blackberry, plum, cassis, meaty notes, a bit of heat out of the bottle, chocolate, and a nice side of spice. The mouth on this full bodied and complex wine is extracted and mouth coating yet yielding tannins. The mouth is layered with blackberry, cassis, and plum. The mid palate is hopping with balanced acidity, oak, licorice, and more extraction, along with not yet integrated tannins. The finish is long and smoky with spice, licorice, and chocolate, all on a plush mouth that lies under and over a lush field of spicy oak and black fruit. This wine should be tasted immediately upon opening, but will show it best face with an hour or two of air.

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  7/11/2009 - helpagerman wrote: 94 Points

  really surprised about the quality of Israeli wine improvement over the last few years. This wine was spectecular for its price. Great deep cherry nose with some vanilla and tobacco aromas.

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