Recanati, Upper Galilee (Israel) Syrah-Viognier 2009

Jul 3, 2013

By Michael Franz

 This performs very well in terms of flavor and is even more impressive in aromatic terms, showing lovely floral and leathery notes that are very interesting together.  The berry flavored fruit shows more red than black fruit character but does include suggestions of both, and though there’s a bit of astringency at the very end of the finish, this certainly merited the 90 points noted here, and as my note at the time of tasting indicates, it really smells more like 93.

Country / Region

Israel

Appellation

Upper Galilee

Grape Variety

Syrah-Viognier

Color

Red

Vintage

2009

Score

89

Price

US $ 25.00

Producer

Recanati