A red wine made mainly from old vine Carignan vineyards in Zichron Ya acov, which are nearly 35 years old, and a little Petite Verdot. Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, the wine has deep purple hues and aromas of cherries, raspberries and freshly ground coffee. It may be recognized by the heron on the label.
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Technical Notes Carmel Winery is the historic winery of Israel. It was founded in 1882 by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, owner of Château Lafite in Bordeaux. Carmel owns the two largest wineries in Israel, at Rishon Le Zion, south of Tel Aviv and at Zichron Ya'acov, south of Haifa. Each has deep underground cellars built by Rothschild in the 19th century.
Carmel Winery has 3,472 acres of vineyards, which cover the land of Israel from the Upper Galilee in the north, to the Negev in the south. Carmel's winemakers can therefore choose from vineyards with different terroirs from all the wine regions in Israel. Carmel has a particularly strong vineyard presence in the cooler climate of the Upper Galilee, from where many of the leading wines are sourced.