The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon in fact has 11% Shiraz included and the blend, from the Judean Hills with an elevation up to 2,700 feet, was aged for 12 months in French oak. This is fresh and quite delicious, handling its oak beautifully. It is very bright and has just an interesting underlying tinge of something earthier underneath. It is on the lighter side early on, not showing a lot of concentration and seeming a little too laid back for a wine in its price category. In the short run, its charm and gracefulness made up for its compact nature, but I was pleased to see it develop a bit in the glass after 45 minutes or so, expanding at least a little and becoming considerably more intense and focused. This has a lot of good things going on. Drink now-2019. Yatir, Carmel’s prestigious boutique in the Judean Hills, does have an importer, but note that these 2008s will not be sold as they are from a shmitta year and its importer is a Kosher specialist.Importer: Royal Wine Corp, Bayonne, N.J.; tel: (718) 534-0118.
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