Golan Heights Winery 'Mount Hermon' Red Blend 2024 750ml

ISRAEL : GALILEE : GOLAN HEIGHTS

SUSTAINABLE : Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

MED-BODIED, RED CHERRY, RASPBERRY, DRIED HERBS, ORANGE PEEL, NO OAK

Golan Heights Winery was founded in 1983 by a collective of kibbutzim and moshavim on the volcanic plateau of the Golan — the northernmost and highest appellation in Israel, with vineyards sitting between 1,300 and 3,900 feet above sea level. The region gets winter snowfall, summer heat that moderates with elevation, and a growing season long enough to ripen Bordeaux varieties at 14% without sacrificing structure. Head winemaker Victor Schoenfeld has run the cellar since 1992.

Mount Hermon is the winery's value line — the same sustainable viticulture and Bordeaux-variety sourcing as their Yarden tier, fermented in stainless steel to keep the fruit front and center. Kosher certified and Kosher for Passover, non-mevushal. Wine Enthusiast called it a Best Buy at 92 points: "pencil-shaving-dusted raspberry slides into cranberry-encrusted red cherry flanked by Darjeeling tea and a handful of dried herbs."

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