Wine Golan Heights, Mount Hermon Red, 2015
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Tasting Notes
The wine is dark ruby color.
On the palate the wine appear tones of ripe red cherries and plums, which are complemented by nuances of spices, fresh herbs and black pepper.
In the aromatic bouquet of wine, fruit and berry captured colors that complemented attractive nuances of spices.
The wine goes well with a variety of dishes - especially with grilled meats, pasta with tomato sauce and brie cheese, seasoned cheese, spaghetti, steak fillet, as well as with bolognese sauce.
Interesting Facts
"Hermon" - line of wines from the middle-class winery Golan Heights. To create these wines using grapes from the plots at Mount Hermon. "Hermon" Mount Hermon Red, 2013 - high quality dry red wine. Winter 2013 was wet, spring - warm, summer - cool. Due to such weather conditions the harvest gathered a week later than planned. In the production process of wine maceration performed for 5 days, and malolactic fermentation. The wine is bottled without filtration. Now it can be drunk or be stored for three years.
Golan Heights - a company revived winemaking Israel. Until the 1980s, the country did not exist a single economy, which could create a world-class products, while Palestine is famous for its thousand-year tradition of wine production. Company Golan Heights was founded in 1983 on the territory of the Golan Heights in the north of Israel. Quality of products the company complies with kashrut (the rules of Judaism). To comply with kosher wine and grapes, from which it was produced, as well as the production process controls specially trained rabbi. Terroir Golan Heights are very similar climate and soils on the terroir of Napa Valley in California. Therefore, the Californian technology played a major role in the development of the winery Golan Heights. California were invited experts who conducted detailed studies of basalt soil of the Golan Heights and came to the conclusion about the prospects of winemaking in this region. Were hired young winemakers who were educated in the University of California at Davis and had hands-on experience in modern wineries in the world. Selecting a clear goal, the founders of the Golan Heights have created a world-class wine, has revolutionized the wine industry in Israel, and have achieved international recognition. After thirty years of operation, the company Golan Heights remains synonymous with quality Israeli wines and continues to push forward the wine country. The company produces not only the traditional still wines, but also began to produce had not had analogues in Israel harvest wines from late harvest wines and sparkling wines by the traditional method "Champenoise".
Golan Heights Vineyards companies located in the region of Galilee in northern Israel at an altitude of 400 to 1200 meters above sea level and extend from the Galilee to the foot of Mount Hermon. In vineyards planted vines imported the best Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Gewurztraminer. Volcanic basalt soils have good drainage. Grape growing here requires more time to mature, as the region's climate is quite cool. Building the winery is located in the town of Kattsrin, it is equipped with modern presses, stainless steel vats, chamber cooling wort and other upgraded equipment. The production uses various technologies of vinification, exposure is carried out in barrels of American and French oak. The company produces three regular series: "Gamla", "Yarden" and "Golan". In the best years in addition to produced wine line "Katzrin", relating to the super-premium class.
Producer's description
Golan Heights is the company that has revived Israel's wine industry. Until the 1980s, there was not a single farm in the country that could create world-class products, although Palestine is famous for its thousand-year-old traditions of wine production. Golan Heights was established in 1983 in the Golan Heights in northern Israel. The quality of the company's products complies with the norms of Kashrut (rules of Judaism). To maintain kosher, the wine and the grapes from which it was produced, as well as the production process, are supervised by a specially trained rabbi. The terroirs of the Golan Heights are very similar in microclimate and soils to the terroir of the Napa Valley in California. Therefore, California technology played a big role in the development of the Golan Heights winery. Specialists were invited from California who conducted detailed studies of the basaltic soils of the Golan Heights and came to the conclusion that winemaking in this area was promising. Young winemakers were hired who were educated at the University of California at Davis and had practical experience working in modern wineries around the world. With a clear goal in mind, the founders of Golan Heights created world-class wines, revolutionized Israeli winemaking and achieved international recognition. After thirty years in business, Golan Heights remains synonymous with quality Israeli wine and continues to advance the country's wine industry. The company produces not only traditional still wines, but also began to produce wines from the late harvest and sparkling wines using the traditional champenoise method, which had no analogues in Israel before.
The company's Golan Heights vineyards are located in the Galilee region of northern Israel at an altitude of 400 to 1,200 meters above sea level and stretch from Lake Galilee to the foot of Mount Hermon. The vineyards are planted with the best imported vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Gewürztraminer. Volcanic basalt soils have good drainage. The grapes growing here take longer to ripen, as the climate of the region is quite cool. The winery building is located in the town of Katzrin, it is equipped with modern presses, stainless steel vats, a chamber for cooling the wort and other modernized equipment. Various vinification technologies are used in production; aging is carried out in American and French oak barrels. The company produces three permanent series: "Gamla", "Yarden" and "Golan". In the best years, in addition to these, wines from the “Katzrin” line are produced, which belong to the super-premium class.
