Revisiting A Galilee, Israel Pinot Noir

Revisiting A Galilee, Israel Pinot Noir

How will this Israeli Pinot Noir be the second time around? ...

Galil Mountain Israeli Pinot Noir

A few years ago we reviewed the 2007 vintage of this Israeli Pinot Noir. Now we are looking at the 2010 offering. As we said before northern Israel’s Upper Galilee region is a great place for wine and has been for about two millennia. The mountains are fairly high, the days are hot, the nights are cold, and the soil is poor. So this is a potential location for fine wine.The Galil Mountain Winery was founded in the year 2000. They do mostly red and are talking about 80,000 cases a year. The companion wine is a Canadian Pinot Noir at about two thirds the price.

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Wine Reviewed
Galil Mountain Pinot Noir Kosher Passover 2010 14 % alcohol $15.

Let’s start with the marketing materials. “Description : Classic Pinot aromas of violet blossom and sour cherry are accompanied by a velvety texture with a long, elegant finish.” And now for my review.

At the first sips this wine was round, long, balanced, and earthy. A homemade quiche brimming with spinach, cottage cheese, and Parmesan cheese boasting a sesame seed topping rendered the drink’s acidity somewhat unpleasant. When the libation encountered the main dish, a boxed Baked Ziti Siciliano doused with grated Parmesan cheese, it became metallic and earthy, tasting of black cherries. A delicious square of Nougat-Praline filled Swiss Milk Chocolate made me feel that there was still something in my glass, a tinge of black cherries and some acidity.

This review of a Galilee, Israel Pinot Noir continues on my web site at
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