Novel Carrera 2016

Description

The Novel Carrera is a blend of 75% Cabernet and 25% Barbera produced in Shiloh, Israel. The color is really dark, basically a deep dark purple all the way through. The aroma has a lot of big oakyness and big bursting red and black fruits, like crushed blackberries, black currants, and even some dark crushed plums. There is also some vanilla and leather both coming from the oak that is on the nose. The wine is full bodied in the mouth, but fairly subtle in its fruit and oak approach. It doesn't hit you over the head with it either in the mid palate. While the calm is mainly black fruit flavors, the finish brings the oaky leathery, chocolatey goodness. The finish is long and tannic and this is an overall good wine. Please note: This wine has secondary kosher certifications from Badatz Yerushalayim and Rabbi Don Levy.