The 2006 CABERNET SAUVIGNON is in fact a blend, with 15% Petit Verdot added in, aged for 12 months in mostly French oak. This is only the second vintage of this wine. In terms of structure and depth, it is a step up on the 2005, but it is also rather funky with some herbaceousness as well. I warmed up to this a bit and at least some of the funkiness blew off with a couple of hours of aeration, a good sign that may make it more promising in the future after it has some rest and cellaring. Drink now-2015. Yatir is Carmel’s boutique winery in the Judean Hills, producing about 110,000 bottles as of this writing. Although Carmel also uses some grapes from these vineyards, the winery advises that Yatir’s winemaker gets first choice, selecting the best grapes for the top of the line Yatir Forest, the next best for the regular Yatir wines, and the remainder or excess going to Carmel. It will be interesting to see how this winery progresses in the future. At one point, I thought they were headed in the “big and bold” direction. Recent efforts show a more elegant style.Importer: Royal Wine Corp, Bayonne, N.J.; tel: (718) 534-0118.
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