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Domaine Du Castel Grand Vin 1.50L
2437463*
$300.99 $264.99 price per bottle
Castel's premium red wine. A blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and a little Petit Verdot. Made from our best grapes. Aged 24 months in new French oak. Wine maker notes Castel Grand Vin is Domaine du Castel’s firstred wine. The varieties used to create this wine are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, harvested from the vineyard’s finest plots. Prior to bottling, the wine is set to mature in French oak barrels, most brand new, for approximately 16 months, followed by approx. 4 months in concrete tanks. Castel Gran Vin is a classic, elegant wine, bearing deep coloring and a concentrated and complex bouquet of blackberries, spices and fine (yet tangible) tannin. This is a balanced wine, with a velvety smoothness and a long clean finish. It is recommended to decanter the wine before serving.
Producer It all began as if by chance. In the 1970’s, Eli Ben Zaken, born in Alexandria, immigrated with his family from Milan to Israel. With the little money he had, he purchased a piece of land in a community by Jerusalem, with a clear goal to fulfil his dream: to work the land of Israel. Eli built a chicken coop and planted an orchard of various fruit. The first vineyard was planted in 1988, by the family’s home and the winery, in a manner common to the French Bordeaux region - in high density and low vigour. Four years later, family and friends were invited to the first harvest. This harvest was then set to age for two years, in two oak barrels, which Eli imported from France himself. The first 600 bottles were unveiled in the spring of 1995 and Eli named the wine “Grand Vin”. His friends and supporters showed much enthusiasm, but Eli was still uncertain about the quality of the wine. With the help of journalist Dalia Penn-Lerner, a bottle was sent to the head of Sotheby’s auction house in London. The high praise that was sent in return, convinced Eli to continue planting and open the winery, which was named “Castel” after the nearby Crusaders’ fortress.
| ABV: | - |
| Distillery: | - |
| Vintage: | 2018 |
| Region: | Judean Hills |
| Size: | 1.5 L |
| Availability: | In Stock |
| Distributed by: | BLW |
