The Domaine du Castel of Jerusalem of Judean Hills

Domaine du Castel
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is ranked in the top 1 of the estates of Judean Hills.
It is located in Jerusalem in the region of Judean Hills

The Domaine du Castel is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Jerusalem to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine du Castel wines

Looking for the best Domaine du Castel wines in Jerusalem among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine du Castel 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 Domaine du Castel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine du Castel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine du Castel

How Domaine du Castel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or leeks with ham and béchamel sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine du Castel

On the nose the red wine of Domaine du Castel. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine du Castel

  • 2002With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine du Castel.

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Jerusalem

The wine region of Jerusalem is located in the region of Judean Hills of Israel. Wineries and vineyards like the Razi'el Winery or the Domaine du Castel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Jerusalem are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Jerusalem often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cherry or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

In the mouth of Jerusalem is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 23 estates and châteaux in the of Jerusalem, producing 103 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Jerusalem go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

The top white wines of Domaine du Castel

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine du Castel

How Domaine du Castel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), chinchards with white wine and grapes or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Domaine du Castel

On the nose the white wine of Domaine du Castel. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine du Castel

  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine du Castel.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

The top sweet wines of Domaine du Castel

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Domaine du Castel

How Domaine du Castel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of pakistani rice (biryani) or apple pie.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Domaine du Castel

On the nose the sweet wine of Domaine du Castel. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Domaine du Castel

  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Domaine du Castel.

  • Muscat Blanc

The word of the wine: Nouaison

Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.

The top pink wines of Domaine du Castel

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine du Castel

How Domaine du Castel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, braised (green) cabbage or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine du Castel

On the nose the pink wine of Domaine du Castel. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine du Castel

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine du Castel.

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine du Castel

Planning a wine route in the of Jerusalem? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine du Castel.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

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