We are constantly replenishing our inventory, and sometimes we will have to make a vintage substitution. We reserve the right to substitute the vintage of any bottle under $15 without notification. If a vintage substitution is needed for a wine over $15, we will send an email notification and wait 24 hours for your response before shipping the available vintage. If you are vintage specific please leave a note in the comment section at checkout. We will never substitute with a Shmita vintage. Thank you for your understanding.
All cases of 12+ bottles ship free. Mix and match any 750ml or 1.5L bottles for free shipping.
Winemaker's Notes
Barkan Reserve Altitude Cabernet Sauvignon +720 2018 is from the Barkan Winery, the second largest in Israel. Since winemakers have identified that altitude contributes to the glory of the grape, this series of wines was created to prove that point. This the highest elevation for the Cabernets, from the Godrim Mountains near the Lebanese border. This wine is characterized by a soft elegance, accompanied by red and black fruit, which presents an earthy aroma with a touch of green fields. The wine has a long finish, with muscular, integrated tannins. It has been awarded a Gold Medal at Vinalies and a Silver at Decanter.
The Barkan winery is a staple in Israeli winemaking as it has been making wine for over 25 years. Barkan now is one of the largest wineries in Israel producing over 1 million bottles per year across all their wines. The current winery was built in 2000 and with it was built a massive visitor center that rests a half hour from both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The winery itself is filled with the most up to date technology and advances in the wine industry as the winery is home to all the laboratories, visitor center, production site, marketing center, and logistics center. Barkan has many different lines of wine starting with their classic, then their Barrel Reserve, Winemaker's Choice, Altitude and Superieur. Over the many years the winery has been making wine they have won numerous award
Additional information
Products are packed with coolant during their journey to ensure they arrive in great shape. Meats will arrive frozen or refrigerated. Most of our products are shipped frozen; occasionally, due to a very quick turnaround between when the meats arrive at our freezing and distribution facility and when they are delivered to you, meats may be shipped fresh. Meat that is cold to the touch can be refrigerated for immediate use, or frozen for later use.