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Recanati Winery
Recanati was founded in 2000 by financier Lenny Recanati, whose family originally came from Italy, and who was therefore immersed in wine culture from a young age, the modern winery is built in the Hefer valley in upper Galilee, with fruit sourced from some old, high altitude vineyards in Manara and the Jezreel valley.
The altitude gives a substantial diurnal temperature difference, making this a perfect place for full-bodied but fresh tasting wines from Mediterranean grape varieties. Under the expert guidance of winemaker Gil Shatsberg, a UC Davis alumni, ably assisted by Ido Lewinsohn, a winemaker with wide experience, including at Sassicaia, the wines have more elegance and finesse than many offerings from this history-steeped area
Israel
The first recorded winery of modern times was Shior, set up in Jerusalem in 1848, but more significant was the Carmel winery established by Lafite Rothschild in 1882.
At the foundation of the state of Israel in 1948 there were 14 wineries with 1720 ha under vine, mainly producing for the local market. The 1980s saw a quality uplift with more appropriate (Mediterranean rather than Bordeaux or Burgundian) grape varieties and the exploitation of the cooler Golan Heights region.
This accelerated with the boutique winery boom of the 1990s, by the end of the decade although there were 30+ large scale wineries, there were a further 200 producing less than 100,000 bottles per year. Total vineyard area was then 5,500 ha. Israel has a range of varied vineyard areas, offering different soils and climatic conditions. The most important in terms of area is Galilee, followed by the Coastal Plain, Mount Carmel, the Judean Hills and finally the Negev. Modern Israeli wines are a perfect foil for Mediterranean cusine.
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
It is adaptable to a wide range of soils, although it performs particularly well on well-drained, low-fertile soils. It has small, dusty, black-blue berries with thick skins that produce deeply coloured, full-bodied wines with notable tannins. Its spiritual home is the Médoc and Graves regions of Bordeaux where it thrives on the well-drained gravel-rich soils producing tannic wines with piercing blackcurrant fruits that develop complex cedarwood and cigar box nuances when fully mature.
The grape is widely planted in California where Cabernet Sauvignon based wines are distinguished by their rich mixture of cassis, mint, eucalyptus and vanilla oak. It is planted across Australia and with particular success in Coonawarra where it is suited to the famed Terra Rossa soil. In Italy barrique aged Cabernet Sauvignon is a key component in Super Tuscans such as Tignanello and Sassicaia, either on its own or as part of a blend with Sangiovese.
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Recanati’s Yasmin Red is a beautiful blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, grown on vineyards in the Galilee and Judean Plain. The wine has enticing aromas of dark berries and rich chocolate on the nose. Upon tasting, the palate displays vibrant ripe plum and cherry flavours, with notes of spices and mocha on the finish – and a backbone of strong but silky tannins. The 2018 would be perfect with a variety of meat and poultry dishes. Ready to drink now.
Davy Zyw, Wine Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd
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