Golan Heights Winery, Gamla Cabernet Sauvignon, Golan Heights
Golan Heights Winery · Galilee › Golan Heights › Israel
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
87
/100
Reviews
8
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
99
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87.0
Avg Score
96
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Taster #3044
· Jul 2, 2019
88/100
simple but pleasant wine, probably can improve with 3-5 years further ageing
2015 vintage
Taster #2867
· May 15, 2018
more prominent on the oak note, low acidity, ripe blackberry, purple plum, clove, more fruit forward, not much vegetal notes
2015 vintage
Taster #3906
· Mar 27, 2018
85/100
Cherry, plum and spice flavors. Medium acidity and tart finish.
2015 vintage
Taster #4494
· Apr 4, 2015
91/100
wondefful cab. Nicely aged and smooth. Decent fruit remaining. Nose shows nice notes of currants and leather. In the mouth it's almost pure silk. Very nice finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #1418
· Mar 16, 2013
75/100
Tasted blind. Completely oxidized - coffee, tea, sour cherries, soy. Very much over the hill, though surprisingly not completely dead...
1988 vintage
Taster #8337
· Mar 19, 2012
96/100
The wine looks Colorless colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like and Blackberry. It tastes like and Apricot. The body is Light/Medium. The wine has Polished texture. The wine finishes Long.
2007 vintage
Taster #4058
· Nov 30, 2011
84/100
Very dark and concentrated, this. Lots of wet dirt/earth on the nose - has it been aged in a clay vessel, like georgian saperavi etc..? Too much alcohol and jammy flavours (and not a lot of tannins for a cab sauv) for my liking, but not shocking since Israel must generally be too warm for making "elegant" wines. Would have it with something gamey (venison?) on the barbeque, but too late now. Won't buy it again at this price, but …
2007 vintage
Taster #4976
· Feb 17, 2011
87/100
a bit weak aroma, but a mouthful wine. daily enjoyable CS.
2007 vintage
Taster #5024
· Jun 18, 2010
90/100
Dark red colour, with a shimmer of blue. Nose Dark fruit, blackberry and plums. Also getting a nice spicy tone not to dominated by the oak Taste Hot on the alcohol that smooths up when the fruit comes to live. The tannins is really, REALLY smooth, and it sits on the palatte for some time. The oak tones are more present, offering oak, spice and a hint of vanila? Conclusion So why do I like this wine? Well, it comes …
2007 vintage