Winery - Carmel
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine shows its sweeter side with notes of cherry yogurt and soft vanilla bean alongside flavors of small red berries and dried herbs. Well structured and easy to drink.
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Carmel Shiraz - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smoke, black currant and chocolate are evident in this kosher Bordeaux blend from Israel’s Carmel Winery, but the flavors are slightly-one-dimensional and the price point high. Despite that, it’s a delicate, enjoyable wine with unique flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s an excellent Kosher option for an apéritif or dessert wine, with lovely characteristics of peach preserves, fresh lychee, ripe apricot, rose florals and sweet tangerine citrus. Effervescent and lively on the palate with a clean but lingering finish. Drink up!
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Carmel Moscato - 2009
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With 60% Shiraz and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a concentrated and intense wine with plenty of berry and plum fruits. Suggestions of cocoa nibs and sweet spice add interest, but the finish falls a little fast.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The acidity is strong and quite forward in this wine, both in the mouth and on the nose. Red berry preserves and a faint cocoa dusting flesh out the medium-weight mouth, with grainy tannins lingering through the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fresh but concentrated all at once with rich aromas of honey-drizzled baked apple, apricot, orange oil and ripe lychee. The full but balanced mouth offers similar flavors along with a tang of apple cider crispness and a spiced honey finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
If extract were everything this wine would be okay. Unfortunately the currant and blackberry flavors are encased in an overly soft, almost gluey texture. Beyond that, there's a medicinal taste to the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Hints of green pepper and sweet spice add character to the more standard notes of plum guts and ripe cherry. Lighter weight but round in the mouth with good balance and a clean, medium-length finish. Drink now.
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Carmel Merlot - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Soft suggestions of cigar ash and green pepper complement the fruity notes of small red berries and plum. Forward medium-grain tannins and prominent acidity supply a sturdy backbone to the wine, leading through to the anise-infused finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Intense dried herb and fennel bulb aromas rule the bouquet, with faint glimmers of cassis and pepper breaking through every now and again. The mouthfeel is soft and the wine overall balanced with delicate tannins and a short finish.
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