Carmel Leads Wine Enthusiast Tasting | HaKerem: Israeli Wine

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The Wine Enthusiast has had a major tasting of Israeli wines. The two leading wines were Carmel Limited Edition 2007and Yatir Forest 2009 with 92 points. This is a very good score for an Israeli wine.

The Wine Enthusiast, owned by Adam Strum, is one of America’s two most famous wine magazines.

Carmel Winery and its subsidiary, Yatir Winery, have done extremely well in recent Wine Enthusiast tastings. In the recent tastings, they have achieved the following scores.

92      Carmel  Limited Edition 2007  

92      Yatir Forest 2009 CELLAR SELECTION

91      Carmel Kayoumi Shiraz  2009    

90       Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

90       Appellation Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2009 EDITORS CHOICE

90       Appellation Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 EDITORS CHOICE

90       Appellation Cabernet Franc 2009 EDITORS CHOICE

The list of scores in the latest tasting of Israeli wines by the Wine Enthusiast is as follows:

92      Carmel Limited Edition 2007 Upper Galilee 

92      Yatir  Forest 2009 Judean Hills CELLAR SELECTION

91       Carmel Kayoumi Single Vineyard Shiraz  2009 Galilee

91       Alexander The Great Cabernet Sauvignon  2007 Galilee

91       Binyamina The Chosen Ruby Syrah 2009 Galilee

90       Shiloh Secret Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon  2010  Judean Hills   

90        Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Judean Hills

89        Alexander The Great Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Galilee

89        Binyamina Late Harvest Cluster Select Reserve Gewürztraminer  Galilee

89        Barkan Altitude +624   Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

89        Carmel Sha’al Single Vineyard  Merlot  2009 Galilee

89         FlamReserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Galilee

89         Flam Reserve Syrah 2010 Galilee

89          Barkan Altitude +720  Cabernet Sauvignon 2009