Today we are trying another kosher wine, this one from Barkan. The roots of the Barkan winery go back more than a century, but it was born into it’s current name and ownership in 1990. The winery overlooks a 120 hectare vineyard at Kibbutz Hulda in Israel and has capacity for 12 million liters of wine… that’s a lot of juice!
Like many wine producers, Barkan releases a number of different line of wine at different price points and the “Classic” line is one of their entry level wines in terms of pricing. This bottle was just $12.
The color is relatively light for a Cabernet Sauvignon, but the nose has fairly good intensity. It has a pleasant and somewhat spicy nose, with aromas of plum, cherry, coffee and leather. The palate is also pleasant, although rather thin. The flavors are good with mostly plum and cherry, although it’s fairly one dimensional. The acid level is adequate and the tannins are soft, but it doesn’t have a very filling mouth feel.
There is nothing unpleasant about this wine, however it’s simple and not as majestic as you would expect from a Cabernet Sauvignon.
Wine: Barkan Classic
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol: 13.0%
Rating: 81
Price: $11.99