Carmel, Limited Edition, Upper Galilee, Galilee, 2014

The Carmel winery was founded by Baron Edmund de Rothschild in 1882. This flagship wine of the estate features an unusual Bordeaux lend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Petit Verdot and smaller portions of Malbec and a touch of Cabernet Franc. It has been aged for 16 months in French oak. It has a savoury, reductive attack, which opens up to a blossom of blackberry, prunes and smokiness. It's sweet and spicy on the palate with peppered ripe black cherry, bitter chocolate, and liquorice flavours. Well-structured tannins are its backbone, followed by a savoury, salivating finish.