Wines made from Chenin blanc grapes of Golan Heights
Discover the best wines made with Chenin blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Golan Heights.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
The wine region of Golan Heights is located in the region of Galilee of Israel. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pelter or the Domaine Pelter produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Golan Heights are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Golan Heights often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Heritage Auctions said a single bottle of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘SLV’ Cabernet Sauvignon 1973 – representing the Napa Valley red wine that beat top Bordeaux in the landmark 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting – fetched $12,300. That marks a new record auction price for the wine, said Heritage. It was sold to a bidder who wished to remain anonymous during an auction of nearly 4,000 wines from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ ‘legacy collection’. Steven Spurrier’s 1976 Judge ...
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