Given how well Carignan (a.k.a. Carignano and Cariñena) performs in relatively hot climates elsewhere around the Mediterranean, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that it can succeed in Israel. The aromas show a very engaging and pleasant rusticity as well as a whiff of high-class oak, and the fruit shows a ripe character that comes pulls up just short of over-ripeness. Tasted blind, this could easily be confused for a top Cariñena-based wine from Catalonia.
