The Winery Benhaim of Galilee

Winery Benhaim - Cabernet Sauvignon
The winery offers 29 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 64 of the estates of Galilee.
It is located in Galilee

The Winery Benhaim is one of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in of Galilee to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Benhaim wines

Looking for the best Winery Benhaim wines in Galilee among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Benhaim wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Benhaim wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Benhaim

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Benhaim

How Winery Benhaim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, lamb chops with spanish sauce or chicken drumstick with bacon.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Benhaim

On the nose the red wine of Winery Benhaim. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or vegetal. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Benhaim. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Benhaim

  • 2005With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.09/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Benhaim.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petite Sirah
  • Shiraz/Syrah

Discovering the wine region of Galilee

Galilee is an administrative and wine region in Northern Israel. Its name is perhaps most widely recognized in the context of Lake Galilee, via its associations with the Bible, but it is now steadily becoming known as a wine region. 'Water into wine' is not a New theme for the Galilee region as the story of the wedding at Cana, in which Jesus turns water into wine, is widely thought to have its origins here. The Galilee (Galil in Hebrew) is located in the northern most reach of the couunty, with Golan Heights to the east and the Coastal Plains to the west.

The region is (unofficially) subdivided into Upper Galilee, Lower Galilee and the Golan Heights, with the latter confidently emerging as one the most interesting New World regions of the Old World. Lower Galilee is by far the smallest in terms of area under Vine, with just a small viticultural district around Mount Tabor, the iron-rich terra rossa soil of which bears more than a passing resemblance to that of Coonawarra. The vineyards of Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights are considerably more widespread, scattered over almost every Part of Israel's northeast corner. Thus the soil profiles vary considerably, offering greater choice to contemporary vignerons seeking out their preferred terroirs.

Among the soil types in Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights are free-draining gravels, limestone based and mineral-rich volcanic basalt all of which are found throughout reputable wine producing areas of the world. The landscape throughout Galilee is characterized by rocky elevations of well over 450 meters (1,500ft), with the landscape peaking at Mount Meron (1,210m/4,000ft) in the far north of which creates undulating topography. The cool elevations and relatively high rainfall in this area (for what is essentially a semi-desert region) allows for Grapes to retain their Acidity and therefor wine that is atypically fresh and vibrant. Very few wine regions at 33 degrees latitude are capable of producing wine of this quality – those that do are, like Galilee, reliant on high altitude to compensate for their low latitude.

The top white wines of Winery Benhaim

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Benhaim

How Winery Benhaim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Benhaim

On the nose the white wine of Winery Benhaim. often reveals types of flavors of oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Benhaim

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Benhaim.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Benhaim

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Benhaim

How Winery Benhaim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Benhaim

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The word of the wine: Monopoly (raw)

Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Benhaim

Planning a wine route in the of Galilee? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Benhaim.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Benhaim and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’

The dark days began when I learned from a visiting Canadian friend about the death of one of the kindest, most gentle and most skilful Pinot winemakers I’ve known, Paul Pender of Tawse Winery. He died in a senseless and tragic act of violence on the evening of 3 February, outside his Lake Erie cottage. A stranger, subsequently charged with his murder, had (it seems) knocked on his door, asking for help. Paul’s sudden, untimely loss has left his family, and the broader Canadian wine community, di ...

Soave producer Pieropan to unveil underground winery

Celebrated Soave producer Pieropan is due to unveil its new winery in April 2022. Dubbed ‘Leonildo Pieropan‘ after the estate’s pioneering late owner, the winery is considered groundbreaking for its eco credentials and use of materials – and is largely hidden under a hill, with just the frontage visible. Pieropan’s project began in 2015, when the family realised they had outgrown the existing winery in the centre of Soave town, and subsequently acquired a site in th ...

DWWA judge profile: Matthew Horsley

Matthew Horsley is a judge at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards. Matthew Horsley Matthew Horsley is a buyer at The Wine Society, having worked for them for over 9 years. After graduating university with a degree in Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies, Matthew joined The Wine Society as a Christmas temp before joining the Tastings and Events Team where he spent three and a half years. He joined the Buying Department in 2017 and now buys the wines of England, Greece and Hungary for The So ...

The word of the wine: Monopoly (raw)

Cru exploited exclusively by a domain. The famous Romanée Conti is a monopoly cru.

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