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
