Tzuba Estate Winery
Metzuda Judean Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Judean Hills, Israel
#KosherWineSunday
Dark purple in color with a short purple rim.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, fresh cherries, spices, light oak, dark coffee, vegetables, light herbs, bonfire, earth and peppercorn.
Short finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a very interesting Cabernet Sauvignon blend from israel. Feels very fresh and young.
This 8 year old changes every 30 minutes in the decanter. Right out of the bottle, Syrah notes were very pronounced with lots of barnyard and dark chocolate notes. Tasted more like a Northern Rhône Syrah.
After 30 minutes it tastes more like a new world Merlot. Needed 3 hours in the decanter to open up properly, and then it felt like a spicy Right Bank Bordeaux. A very interesting journey.
I had this vintage 4 years ago and liked it better then. A little unbalanced at this point, but a good food wine.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Kosher and not Mevushal.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40.
#KosherWineSunday
Dark purple in color with a short purple rim.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing raspberries, fresh cherries, spices, light oak, dark coffee, vegetables, light herbs, bonfire, earth and peppercorn.
Short finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a very interesting Cabernet Sauvignon blend from israel. Feels very fresh and young.
This 8 year old changes every 30 minutes in the decanter. Right out of the bottle, Syrah notes were very pronounced with lots of barnyard and dark chocolate notes. Tasted more like a Northern Rhône Syrah.
After 30 minutes it tastes more like a new world Merlot. Needed 3 hours in the decanter to open up properly, and then it felt like a spicy Right Bank Bordeaux. A very interesting journey.
I had this vintage 4 years ago and liked it better then. A little unbalanced at this point, but a good food wine.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Kosher and not Mevushal.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$40.
This is a very nice Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Judean Hills in Israel. Showing black fruits with oak, vegetables, chocolates, earth, tobacco, light vanilla, cloves, herbs, spices and peppercorn.
Full bodied and big, with medium acidity.
Tangy finish with fine grain tannins and raspberries.
Still young and would be nice to visit it again in a couple of years. Better after a couple of hours in the decanter.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with French brie cheese.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Kosher.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$30.
This is a very nice Cabernet Sauvignon blend from Judean Hills in Israel. Showing black fruits with oak, vegetables, chocolates, earth, tobacco, light vanilla, cloves, herbs, spices and peppercorn.
Full bodied and big, with medium acidity.
Tangy finish with fine grain tannins and raspberries.
Still young and would be nice to visit it again in a couple of years. Better after a couple of hours in the decanter.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with French brie cheese.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Kosher.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$30.
For #kosherwineSunday and Cabernet Sauvignon Day, here is a nice one from Israel.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
On the nose cherries, red currants, oak, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, spices, dark coffee, pencil lead, earth, vegetables, peppercorn, bitter herbs and light barnyard.
Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity long legs.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, chocolates, wood, spices, light vanilla, green vegetables, tobacco leaf, earth, cocoa, dark roast coffee, herbs and peppercorn.
Medium length on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very enjoyable Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the Judean Hills region in Israel. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Spicy and feels more like a Syrah dominant, at this point.
This new world wine shows a lot of old-world characteristics, which makes it interesting.
Good right out of the bottle, but better after 1 hour in a decanter, and will benefit from a few more years in the bottle.
Good by itself and better with food. I paired it with a Canadian Camembert cheese.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Kosher.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$30.
For #kosherwineSunday and Cabernet Sauvignon Day, here is a nice one from Israel.
Dark ruby in color with a reddish rim.
On the nose cherries, red currants, oak, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, spices, dark coffee, pencil lead, earth, vegetables, peppercorn, bitter herbs and light barnyard.
Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity long legs.
Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, chocolates, wood, spices, light vanilla, green vegetables, tobacco leaf, earth, cocoa, dark roast coffee, herbs and peppercorn.
Medium length on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a very enjoyable Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the Judean Hills region in Israel. Showing nice complexity with a soft mouthfeel. Spicy and feels more like a Syrah dominant, at this point.
This new world wine shows a lot of old-world characteristics, which makes it interesting.
Good right out of the bottle, but better after 1 hour in a decanter, and will benefit from a few more years in the bottle.
Good by itself and better with food. I paired it with a Canadian Camembert cheese.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 5% Syrah. Aged in French oak barrels for 18 months. Kosher.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$30.