Tishbi Estate Israeli Cabernet Sauvignon

Tishbi Estate Israeli Cabernet Sauvignon:

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Wine Reviewed Tishbi Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 13.6% alcohol about $20

Because there were no marketing materials (no I didn’t lose them, I bought this wine a month ago) I’ll quote the back label. The grapes for this wine were hand-picked. The wine was produced from the free-run juice of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc grapes. It was aged for 12 months in French and American oak barrels. A balanced blend of elegant flavors of plums, raspberry, cassis, and black forest berries together with gentle hints of mocha, vanilla, and honey derived from the barrel aging. It has a velvety texture and sweet finish. Deep and intense in color. The wine was neither filtered nor clarified. Good for drinking now or further aging in a dark, cool place. And now for my review.
Tishbi Estate Israeli Cabernet Sauvignon

At the first sips I was really pleased with the great combination of fruits, light tannins, and acidity. The first meal was a slow-cooked London Broil with potatoes and chick peas. The wine became a bit more acidic generating tobacco and plums. A little sip went a long, long way and stayed around for quite a while. I have been tasting some expensive wines recently and rarely get this much power. The chick peas didn’t change things for this wine; it rolled right over them. When accompanying the potatoes the tobacco intensified; this wine has it. With the final component a tomato, onion, green pepper, and lime salsa the predominant taste was chocolate.

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