Clos de Gat Ayalon Valley Unfined & Unfiltered 2007

Judean Hills, Israel
Natalie's Score: 90/100
Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 3
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Product #: 280339
Wine Type: Red Wine


  		Price: $47.95
Alcohol: 14%
Drink: 2014-2018
Sweetness: Dry
Bottle size: 750 ml

Winery: Clos de Gat
Agent: Wine Guru Selection Inc

Tasting note:

Needs cellar time and is over-priced by $20 but it's a good wine. Full-bodied with dark fruit, the right amount of oak and a good finish.

Reviewed May 12, 2012 by

 

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Gabriel Israel rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

88-90 ; this wine is WAY overpriced - it should have been priced around the $25 range wines, not $48. The wine is a good Cabernet blend (with Merlot and Petite Verdot). Full body, concentrated with dark cherries and plums flavors. Decant for 1-1.5 hours.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot … showing full bodied and reflecting its 18 months in new oak with gentle influences of spicy oak and abundant but soft, gently caressing tannins. Impenetrably dark garnet in color, showing black fruits on the nose, opening in the glass to reveal currant and blackberry fruits and, from mid-palate on, hints of blueberries. Long and generous with tannins rising with the fruits on the finish. Approachable now but best 2013-2019. Score: 94 Source: Daniel Rogov, haaretz.com

 
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Serve this wine between 60-65 degrees Farenheit or 15-18 degrees Celsius.

 

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