Carmel Winery

Upper Galilee Cabernet Franc

8.97 ratings

9.22 pro ratings

Galilee, Israel

Cabernet Franc

Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison

Top Notes For

8.9

A bit vegetal, ripe cherries, cocoa. Smooth tannins and juicy acidity. Chewy texture. Very interesting.

A bit vegetal, ripe cherries, cocoa. Smooth tannins and juicy acidity. Chewy texture. Very interesting.

Jan 25th, 2014

9.4

Dark cherries and mocha. Great structure.

Dark cherries and mocha. Great structure.

Jan 24th, 2014

8.5

Wine tasting

Wine tasting

Jan 24th, 2014

8.6

Smooth - deep red fruit, not earthy. Not mevushal, and coarsesly filtered

Smooth - deep red fruit, not earthy. Not mevushal, and coarsesly filtered

Dec 14th, 2013

8.3

Needs decanting, but raspberry notes - a bit hot in the finish

Needs decanting, but raspberry notes - a bit hot in the finish

Sep 6th, 2013

9.0

Michael had this 9 years ago

Michael had this 9 years ago

Jan 30th, 2016