When I first visited Eli Ben Zaken of Castel, in 2006, he said that he was waiting for the Wine Advocate to start noticing Israeli wines. It seems, his wish has happened. Mark Squires, of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, has just reviewed 11 Israeli wines in the latest issue (#193).
All of the wines scored between 87-93 points, including the following 3 90+ point wines:
1. Margalit, Cabernet Sauvignon, Special Reserve, 2007: 93 points 2. Margalit, Enigma, 2007: 90 points
2. Vitkin, Carignan, 2007. 90 points
