Tabor Single Vineyard Malkiya Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Winemaker's Notes

The Tabor Single Vineyard Malkiya is produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 24 months in new French oak barrels, the wine then aged for an additional year in the winery cellars adding further depth and complexity to the wine. This well balanced, full-bodied wine is a deep dark ruby red, it exhibits aromas and flavors of black forest fruit and cassis with hints of caramel, clove and Mediterranean herbs. Robust and velvety tannins contribute to the structure and lead to a juicy enduring finish. The Vineyard: Made exclusively from a single vineyard grown at an altitude of 726 meters on Mount Malkiya in the Upper Galilee, this Cabernet Sauvignon plot sits right by the boarder of Israel and Lebanon and was carefully chosen among the winery's vineyards. The unique soil structure keeps the vines under an ideal level of stress causing the roots to search deep for water and results in 14 meter deep vines and very small concentr