Château Golan
Royal Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Golan Heights, Galilee, Israel
It's Friday, and it is time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This week it's a fabulous Israeli Cab.
Dark ruby in color with a brick rim.
Great fruity nose with black currants, blackberries, figs, smoke, licorice, oak, vanilla, sweet cherries, earth, wild flowers, graphite and black pepper.
Full bodied and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and spicy on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet raspberries, cherries, dried figs, tobacco, spices, wood, licorice, peppercorn, earth, dark chocolates and espresso.
Long finish with round tannins, tangy cranberries and spices.
This is a great Cabernet from Israel. Well balanced with great complexity. Smooth and elegant already, and will get better with more time in the bottle. Showing a great mouthfeel, a spicy finish, and it still has enough acidity to make it interesting.
Needs 90 minutes to open up properly and show some tannins and complexity.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
It's Friday, and it is time for my Friday's Cabernet fix. This week it's a fabulous Israeli Cab.
Dark ruby in color with a brick rim.
Great fruity nose with black currants, blackberries, figs, smoke, licorice, oak, vanilla, sweet cherries, earth, wild flowers, graphite and black pepper.
Full bodied and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and spicy on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet raspberries, cherries, dried figs, tobacco, spices, wood, licorice, peppercorn, earth, dark chocolates and espresso.
Long finish with round tannins, tangy cranberries and spices.
This is a great Cabernet from Israel. Well balanced with great complexity. Smooth and elegant already, and will get better with more time in the bottle. Showing a great mouthfeel, a spicy finish, and it still has enough acidity to make it interesting.
Needs 90 minutes to open up properly and show some tannins and complexity.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
Ridiculously overpriced. Drinks like a $3 cooking wine.
Ridiculously overpriced. Drinks like a $3 cooking wine.
Jan 22nd, 2015