Barkan Classic Cabernet Sauvignon displays a fine balance between young, berry fruit and the spice and vanilla coming from the oak. It is medium-bodied with soft tannins, and drinks well with a variety of dishes, such as grilled beef or pasta with Bolognaise sauce.(Mevushal) Price $10.39 Barkan Classic Chardonnay from Israel shows mild oak, and displays pure, vibrant fruit with clean, fruity acidity. It is best drunk young, over simply grilled chicken, fried sea fish or fresh goat cheese. (Mevushal) Price $10.39 Barkan Classic Merlot from Israel is medium-bodied, dark ruby in color, with dark plum fruits and soft. Just gripping-enough tannins to add backbone and an appealing hint of bitter herbs on the finish, (Mevushal) Price $10.39 Barkan Classic Petite Syrah has deep ruby color, with chunky, country-style tannins and a few cherry-berry fruits. A great lush wine that goes well with almost any food you can imagins. (MEVUSHAL) Price $10.39 This Barkan Classic Pinot Noir is marked by soft, yet palpable tannins. There is a fresh, almost strawberry, aroma with hints of black cherries and mint. This wines medium body and crisp finish goes well with grilled salmon or veal. It is best served slightly chilled. (MEVUSHAL) Price $10.39 This Barkan Classic Pinotage has a deep garnet color, with an intense ripe plum/strawberry aroma. It is well structured, with rounded tannins balanced by a pleasant tartness. This wine pairs well with grilled meats or ripe cheese. (MEVUSHAL) Price $10.39 Barkan Shiraz is a lovely soft wine with lots of up front fruit that lingers throughout the finish. Medium bodied and just a delightful wine that will go with all foods. (Mevushal) Price $10.39 The wine exhibits a deep, ruby tinged robe. The nose is redolent of ripe black plums and cherries with notes of spice and vanilla. It is a medium-bodied wine with good concentration and soft tannins balancing its plummy, black cherry richness. Enjoy drinking this wine with meat: roastbeef of sirloin or roasted leg of lamb with garlic and wild herbs, fillet steak in a reduced red wine sauce or a rich casserole of daube,to name but a few of endless tempting possibilities. The wine is also at ease with the cheese platter, especially with mature, hard cheese like aged Comté or a Vieux Cantal.(NOT-Mevushal) Price $21.59 The wine’s color is deep ruby-violet. The nose is richly fruity, with notes of morello cherries, raspberries with undertones of black pepper and vanilla. It is medium-bodied with good concentration and chewy tannins balancing its plummy, black cherry richness. It is drinking beautifully now but will keep improving three to five more years if properly stored. We enjoy drinking this wine with steaks, casserole dishes or with barbecue. It is also a pleasure to sip with hard, aged cheese.(NOT-Mevushal) Price $21.59 Barkan Reserve Chardonnay from Israel retains fresh, bright, even exotic fruit together with the complex flavours and texture. We find the wine is generally at its best at two years of age and keeps well for two to three more years, if properly stored. It is a joy to drink over pasta, fish or poultry, especially with a rich cream sauce, or with fat cheese.(NOT-Mevushal) Price $17.59 Barkan Reserve Pinotage is youthful royal purple in color, this medium- to full-bodied wine is packed with lush raspberry, blackberry, black cherry and currant fruits, those matched nicely by sweet spices, dark chocolate and, from mid-palate light hints of smoked bacon. A tantalizing hint of bitter herbs comes in on the moderately long finish. (NOT-MEVUSHAL) Price $21.59 Barkan Reserve Tempranillo is fiercly tannic and full bodied, the wine has mellowd during aging adding sweet spice, vanilla and cocoa notes to the core of black cherries and plums. 10% petit verdot was added to 90% Tempranillo at the final blending. Thw wine is ripe and lucious with round tannins, and sweet berry fruit and spices lingering over the long finish. (NOT-MEVUSHAL) Price $21.59 The Barkan Altitude Series 412 Cabernet Sauvignon is derived from our cooler climate, high altitude vineyards at Aven-Eitan(412 meters above sea level) in the Golan and enriched by grapes from our Dishon Vineyard in the Kadesh Valley to achieve a complex yet harmonious wine. Aged for 14 months in French barriques, the appealing fruit tones of cassis and wild berries are supported by the warmth of brown spices, cloves, and chocolate, with a long finish of blackberry, coffee, and cedar. This wine pairs well with red meats, pasta, lamb, and strong cheeses. (NOT-MEVUSHAL) Price $39.99 This Barkan Altitude Series 624 Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark garnet wine redolent in the nose with ripe, blackberries and black cherries intermingled with sweet spices such as vanilla and cinnamon. On the palate the fruit is powerful and concentrated, with tones of black cherries, cassis and raspberries. The overall impression is one of complexity and elegance. The finish is a harmonious,enduring and elegant interplay of sweet fruit and spices. Best served with flavored chicken or red meat. (NOT-MEVUSHAL) Price $39.99 This Barkan Altitude Series +720 Cabernet Sauvignon is from our Dovev vineyard on Mt. Godrim on the Lebanese border. It has a deep concentrated purple, black color. The wine has a unique ”cold climate” aroma of eucalyptus, mint and coffee. It is intensely tannic, with tastes of cherries, cassis and herbs. The finish is both powerful and elegant. (NOT-MEVUSHAL) Price $39.99 Superieur wines are only made by Barkan in exceptional vintages from the variety that excelled in that vintage. In 1998 they chose to make a Merlot Superieur. The Merlot comes from three of their best plots in the Lower Galilee, growing on steep volcanic slopes. Manually picked, the grapes were fermented and macerated for two weeks in rotary fermentors. The wine was aged for 16 months in French oak barriques, of which more than half were new. The wine was blended with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Golan Hights, to add structure and weight. The resulting wine is very deeply coloured, full-bodied with very rich, dark berry fruit. Despite considerable tannins, the wine has a velvety mouthfeel and is a pleasure to sip. The wine will be at its best in two years time. EXTREMELY LIMITED (NOT-Mevushal) Price $55.99 The Barkan Superieur Cabernet Sauvignon represents the very best of the exceptional harvest of 2000. The grapes were carefully selected from the finest vineyards in the Upper Galilee region and fermented in very small lots. The wine was then aged for 20 months in special barrels, which were chosen to enhance the final taste of this extraordinary wine. This wine is in limited production, only 1200 cases were made. Open this wine, pour it in a glass and let it breathe for thirty minutes. Wow, what a wine! (NOT-Mevushal) Price $55.99 Barkan wines are a Middle Eastern delight. A long time favorite of international travelers, these wines have been more widely produced and distributed so that you don't have to travel across the world in order to enjoy these wines. Barkan wines have received accolades from the most esteemed wine competitions in the world, such as the Barkan Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, which won a gold medal at the Vinexpo exhibition held in Bordeaux, France. This winery, now the second largest in the country, is increasing its sophistication every year and now produces interesting wines in both the "Barkan" and "Reserved" series. Their semi dry Emerald Riesling is often the best wine of this varietal produced in the country and their Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are worth sampling.