Barkan Superieur Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

This wine is Barkan's flagship Cabernet Sauvignon. It is only made in vintages of the highest quality, when our winemakers feel the wine, while in barrels, warrants producing Superieur. To date, Cabernet Sauvignon Superieur has only been released in 1995, 2000 and 2003.

The grapes originate from selected portions of our best vineyards in the Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights. Typically fermented in small batches with prolonged maceration on the skins, the wines are then aged for 16 to 18 months; mostly in new, French oak. The winemakers then select individual outstanding barrels and compose the final blend, creating a complex harmonious whole. The wine is then returned to new barrels, for a further six months. Following this aging, the wines is very gently fined and filtered before bottling. The bottles are laid down to rest for an additional six months before being released.

Typical tasting notes:

Dark, almost impenetrable royal purple, firm, concentrated. Full-bodied, with soft, gently mouth coating spicy tannins, showing intense aromas and flavors of black currants, blackberries and black cherries, with hints of dates, sage and near-sweet cedar wood. The wine finishes long with a burst of minerals and black fruit. This is a wine with finesse and harmony, yet rich and concentrated: a truly hedonistic delight

Features:

1 bottle, 58.79 6 bottles, 338.94