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Cabernet Shiraz 2007 | Pelter Series
50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Shiraz grapes. harvested by hand from the vineyards of the Golan Heights and Jerusalem hills. Aged 18 months in French oak barrels. Characterized by flavors of berries, black pepper and wood. A soft, rich finish.Equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
Full bodied, ripe fruit and high acidity.
Strong, complex tannin structure with potential to age for approximately 10 years.
Vineyards:
Vineyard of the wind - Merom Golan – Basaltic tuff soil (Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz)
Nir – Jerusalem hills – chalky soil (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Production:
Fermentation for two weeks with skins at relatively low fermentation temperatures. Pressing using the Punching method every 4 hours.
Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Aged 18 months in barrels, a third of which were new, and a further 5% of American wood.
Bottling:
20.3.09
Wine data:
Alc.: 14.8%
pH: 3.6
TA: 5.7
FSO2: 36
Residual sugar: 1.8 g/Lt
Vineyard of the wind - Merom Golan – Basaltic tuff soil (Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz)
Nir – Jerusalem hills – chalky soil (Cabernet Sauvignon)
Production:
Fermentation for two weeks with skins at relatively low fermentation temperatures. Pressing using the Punching method every 4 hours.
Malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels. Aged 18 months in barrels, a third of which were new, and a further 5% of American wood.
Bottling:
20.3.09
Wine data:
Alc.: 14.8%
pH: 3.6
TA: 5.7
FSO2: 36
Residual sugar: 1.8 g/Lt
Pelter, Shiraz-Cabernet, 2002
Medium bodied, deep garnet towards purple, this blend of about 35% Shiraz and 65% Cabernet Sauvignon offers up good balance between light oak, moderate tannins, black fruits (look especially for plums and black berries), those coming together nicely with spicy and just earthy enough sensations. With an appealingly sweet finish, the wine is drinking nicely now.
Score 88. (Rogov, 2 Aug 2003)
Medium bodied, deep garnet towards purple, this blend of about 35% Shiraz and 65% Cabernet Sauvignon offers up good balance between light oak, moderate tannins, black fruits (look especially for plums and black berries), those coming together nicely with spicy and just earthy enough sensations. With an appealingly sweet finish, the wine is drinking nicely now.
Score 88. (Rogov, 2 Aug 2003)
Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, 2003: Showing as at earlier tastings and much as predicted. Dark ruby toward garnet, full-bodied, with soft tannins and gently smoky wood integrating nicely to show an appealing array of berry, currant, plum fruits, those supported by notes of tobacco and dark chocolate. Drink now-2011. Score 90. (Rogov, 19 Jan 2009)
Pelter, Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, 2004
Aged in American oak for 18 months, this blend of 50% each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz shows a medium-dark garnet color, a strong acidic backbone and appealing spices and vanilla from the wood, none of which hold back layers of blackberry, cherry, herbal and earthy aromas and flavors. Good concentration, ripeness and smoothness lead to a long and generous finish on which one will find appealing hints of minted bitter-sweet chocolate.
Drink now–2012. Score 91. (Rogov, 21 Feb 2008)
Aged in American oak for 18 months, this blend of 50% each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz shows a medium-dark garnet color, a strong acidic backbone and appealing spices and vanilla from the wood, none of which hold back layers of blackberry, cherry, herbal and earthy aromas and flavors. Good concentration, ripeness and smoothness lead to a long and generous finish on which one will find appealing hints of minted bitter-sweet chocolate.
Drink now–2012. Score 91. (Rogov, 21 Feb 2008)
Pelter, Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, 2005
Deep ruby towards garnet, full-bodied, with a generous backbone of wood and tannins, those integrating nicely and in fine balance with fruits. On the nose and palate black currants, blackberries, raspberries and black cherries, all supported by appealing earthy and herbal undercurrents.
Deep, long and smooth. Drink now–2012.
Score 91. (Rogov, 21 Feb 2008)
Deep ruby towards garnet, full-bodied, with a generous backbone of wood and tannins, those integrating nicely and in fine balance with fruits. On the nose and palate black currants, blackberries, raspberries and black cherries, all supported by appealing earthy and herbal undercurrents.
Deep, long and smooth. Drink now–2012.
Score 91. (Rogov, 21 Feb 2008)
Pelter, Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, 2006
Oak-aged for 18 months in 30% new oak, dark garnet in color, with generous spicy oak opening on the nose but that residing nicely to show an appealing array of cherry, raspberry, currant and peppery notes, the soft tannins caressing as the full-bodied wine fills the mouth. With fine balance and structure, showing elegance and length. Drink now-2013, perhaps longer.
Score 92. (Rogov, 16 Mar 2009)
Oak-aged for 18 months in 30% new oak, dark garnet in color, with generous spicy oak opening on the nose but that residing nicely to show an appealing array of cherry, raspberry, currant and peppery notes, the soft tannins caressing as the full-bodied wine fills the mouth. With fine balance and structure, showing elegance and length. Drink now-2013, perhaps longer.
Score 92. (Rogov, 16 Mar 2009)
