Deep ruby-garnet color; dark cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, chocolate, oak, cedar, tomato leaf, spice on the nose and palate.
Dry; smooth tannins with balancing acidity. Full body. Velvety mouthfeel. Rich, red and dark fruit flavors. Benefits from exposure to air, consider decanting or at least giving it some time and swirls in large cabernet sauvignon glass. Yiftah Peretz, chief winemaker at Carmel Winery, notes: “Our new Carmel Black is meticulously aged for 14 months in French oak barrels. Grown in the Galilee, its climate provides comfortable temperatures which offer excellent conditions for nurturing and enhancing the unique qualities of the grape.” 14% ABV
Carmel Winery is a vineyard and winery founded in 1882 by Edmond James de Rothschild. It is the largest winery in Israel and exports to more than 40 counties. It produces almost half of the Israeli wine market and is one of the largest wine producers in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is the first and oldest producer of wine, brandy, and grape juice in Israel, and the largest producer of kosher wine in the world. This effort is kosher for Passover and mevushal.
Carmel Winery Carmel Signature Black Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 is a bold cab without being an overbearing cab. Agreeable tannins, modest oak, rich and full red and dark fruit flavors, reasonable alcohol. Very approachable. Kosher, mevushal. Pair with grilled, roasted steak—ribeye, New York strip. Herb-crusted rack of lamb. Beef stew, pot roast, barbecued ribs, slow-cooked brisket. Grilled portobello mushrooms, mushroom risotto, grilled eggplant. Cheese—aged cheddar, aged gouda, parmesan, gruyère, pecorino, mild blue cheese. $26-30
Carmel Winery website (some elements in English)
