Hayotzer’s Special Edition Cabernet from winemaker Philippe Lichtenstein – Upper Galilee fruit, eighteen months in oak, mevushal under a double-cert any serious table will recognize.
Mood: The simcha that wants a serious mevushal Cab and refuses to drop the wine quality just because the waiter is pouring. Sheva brachos, bar mitzvah lunch.
Our sommelier saysDeep purple. The nose is classic Cabernet – ripe blackcurrant and dark berry, a soft vanilla signature from eighteen months in barrel. The Kerem Ben Zimra fruit at high Galilee elevation keeps the acidity composed even at full ripeness. Full-bodied with rounded tannin softened by the mevushal heating without losing definition. French-trained Lichtenstein’s hand is in the elegance of the mid-palate. Long, fruit-driven finish under integrated oak.
Tasting notes
Ripe blackcurrant, dark berry, soft vanilla, gentle spice. Full body, rounded tannin, ripe fruit core, oak-integrated. Long, fruit-driven, gently spicy.
Food pairing
Ribeye, lamb chops, beef brisket, hard cheese (after the wait), Friday-night simchas, sheva brachos.
Details
| Producer | Hayotzer Winery (Arza) |
| Country | Israel |
| Region | Upper Galilee (Kerem Ben Zimra) |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Style | Dry red, full-bodied mevushal Cabernet, 18 months oak |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Bottle size | 750ml |
| Hashgacha | OU + Badatz Edah HaChareidis |
| Mevushal | Yes |
| Kosher for Passover | Yes |
