Winery - Hagafen
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Hagafen has not been known for Pinot Noir, but someone over there is getting serious about it, to judge from this small production wine. It’s a dry, ripe Pinot, with jammy kirsch and cassis flavors and a rich coating of oak. Finishes a little heavy, but it’s a wine to watch.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a nice Pinot that shows off the variety’s dry silkiness in a showy way. It offers cola, cherry, rhubarb, pomegranate and herb tea flavors, with crisp acidity and enough tannins to accompany steaks and chops.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is an elegant wine, not without its faults, but it benefits from a smooth, plush mouthfeel. The berry-cherry fruit is complexed with various earthy elements, like dried leather, coffee, licorice and a spicy, sweet-and-sour tang that calls to mind tabasco. Best now–2007 for its freshness.
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Hagafen Syrah - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This unique Sauvignon Blanc has gooseberry aromas and flavors suggestive of those Marlborough wines from New Zealand, but also a pickleweed note that veers into cat pee. Yet it's not quite dry, but has a honeyed finish. Try with a spinach salad with shrimp and pink grapefruit.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sweet, soft and simple, in fact a little insipid, with a sugary finish that makes the candied fruit cloying.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rough and sharp in the mouth, with a jagged, piercing mouthfeel, despite well-ripened cherry and blackberry flavors. Not going anywhere, so drink up.
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Hagafen Merlot - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Robust and full-bodied, what this lacks in finesse and delicacy it makes up for in ripe fruit flavor. Cherries, black raspberries and chocolate mingle on the palate, finishing long and spicy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Cinnamon, clove, earth and blackberry flavors, plus a chalky-gravel mouthfeel, are what you’ll get on the palate; the long finish shows plenty more blackberry, plus toasty, vanilla oak. Deep cherry, nutmeg and earth aromas. Kosher for Passover.
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Hagafen Syrah - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This rustic red serves up a blend of blackberry, cedar and herb flavors that are couched in powdery tannins. Finishes on an herbal note.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Silky on the palate, this wine serves up a blend of black cherry, licorice and herb flavors that continue on to a moderate finish.
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Hagafen Merlot - 1999
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