Golan Heights Winery
Yarden Odem Vineyard Merlot
Golan Heights, Galilee, Israel
Price $75.
Beautiful dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Gorgeous nose of black currants, blackberries, vanilla, oak, licorice, cloves, dried figs, smoke, spices, chocolates, dark coffee, earth, light vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Medium bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, plums, cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, wet leaves, smoke, light vanilla, graphite, earth, vegetables, and white pepper.
Medium plus in finish with soft tannins and spices.
This wonderful Merlot is drinking very nicely now. Soft and elegant with great balance and complexity. A little earthy, with an old world feel and a soft, luxurious mouthfeel.
This Single Vineyard is interesting and attractive. Peaking now, and will be good in the next 5 years.
100% organic Merlot grapes were grown at around 3,500 feet elevation, and aged for 14 months in French oak barrels.
I decanted it for 90 minutes. Yummy!
15% alcohol by volume.
Price $75.
Beautiful dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Gorgeous nose of black currants, blackberries, vanilla, oak, licorice, cloves, dried figs, smoke, spices, chocolates, dark coffee, earth, light vegetables, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Medium bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, plums, cherries, strawberries, red currants, oak, wet leaves, smoke, light vanilla, graphite, earth, vegetables, and white pepper.
Medium plus in finish with soft tannins and spices.
This wonderful Merlot is drinking very nicely now. Soft and elegant with great balance and complexity. A little earthy, with an old world feel and a soft, luxurious mouthfeel.
This Single Vineyard is interesting and attractive. Peaking now, and will be good in the next 5 years.
100% organic Merlot grapes were grown at around 3,500 feet elevation, and aged for 14 months in French oak barrels.
I decanted it for 90 minutes. Yummy!
15% alcohol by volume.
I was overwhelmed by this robust powerful intense wine, not a classic merlot, more like an Australian Shiraz in terms of power. Deep red, nose full of rip black cherries, plums, licorice, orange pills and sweet herbs, full intense body with round tannins and light supporting acidity, maybe too light, high alcohol and false sweetness, long lasting chewy finish. A bit too fruit forward for me. This single vineyard has been farmed organically. My score 87, drink to 2017
I was overwhelmed by this robust powerful intense wine, not a classic merlot, more like an Australian Shiraz in terms of power. Deep red, nose full of rip black cherries, plums, licorice, orange pills and sweet herbs, full intense body with round tannins and light supporting acidity, maybe too light, high alcohol and false sweetness, long lasting chewy finish. A bit too fruit forward for me. This single vineyard has been farmed organically. My score 87, drink to 2017
Jul 27th, 2015
not really a merlot considering structure and texture. black fruit, herbs, hint of white pepper. robust but not aggressive tannins. long.
not really a merlot considering structure and texture. black fruit, herbs, hint of white pepper. robust but not aggressive tannins. long.
Oct 26th, 2017
