The Winery Gush Etzion of Judean Hills

Winery Gush Etzion - Blessed Valley Dry Red
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 136 of the estates of Judean Hills.
It is located in Judean Hills
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The Winery Gush Etzion is one of the best wineries to follow in Judean Hills.. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Judean Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Gush Etzion wines

Looking for the best Winery Gush Etzion wines in Judean Hills among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gush Etzion 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 Gush Etzion wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Gush Etzion

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gush Etzion

How Winery Gush Etzion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, stuffed pumpkin or duck breast and roasted peaches.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gush Etzion

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gush Etzion

  • 2014With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.68/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Mourvedre
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Judean Hills

Judean Hills wine region – which is theoretically further divided into the Jerusalem, Gush Etzion and Southern Judean Hills sub-regions – Lies within the Samson region of Central Israel. The Judean Hills (or Mountains) form a low mountain range that dominates the landscape around Jerusalem and the West Bank. Hebron, Bethlehem and Ramallah also lie within the range, which formed the core territory of the Kingdom of Judah where the earliest Jewish settlements were located. Although not one of Israel's better known wine regions (like Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights in Galilee), Judean Hills is an emerging viticultural area, and significant potential has been identified for its future.

As the region's name implies, the topography here is decidedly hilly, with elevations of up to 1000m above sea level. It is precisely this relief that makes quality viticulture possible here, as the semi-desert of the plains below is typically too hot and arid to allow even the hardiest of vines to produce grapes with balanced sugars, acids and phenolics. This is to be expected given the continental nature of the macroClimate here in the Levant, and Jerusalem's latitude of 31 degrees North. Thus the Judean Hills are a fortunate exception in this otherwise desertous Part of the world.

There are very few northern hemisphere wine regions that are capable of producing quality wines this close to the equator, although attempts are being made in India and Mexico, and the southernmost wine regions of China sit on a similar latitude. Judean Hills vineyards enjoy more rainfall than those in the Negev to the south, and the climate here is characterized by Warm days and cool nights. This elevated diurnal temperature variation is the secret behind the wines' freshness, as it allows the vines to develop Complex sugars and phenolics during the day, then to cool down (and close down) at night, retaining vital Acidity. The shallow soils of the finer Judean Hills vineyards have a high stone content, which gives them excellent drainage potential.

The top white wines of Winery Gush Etzion

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gush Etzion

How Winery Gush Etzion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, braids of sole and salmon with morels or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gush Etzion

On the nose the white wine of Winery Gush Etzion. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, tropical fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Gush Etzion

  • 2018With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sweet wines of Winery Gush Etzion

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Gush Etzion

How Winery Gush Etzion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of hard-boiled eggs and gourmet muffins, chicken with courgettes and curry or king's cake with frangipane.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Gush Etzion.

  • Gewürztraminer

The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

The top pink wines of Winery Gush Etzion

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Gush Etzion

How Winery Gush Etzion wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of kafta bil saniyeh (lebanese dish).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Gush Etzion.

  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Gush Etzion

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

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Gush Etzion and wines from the region

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Château Latour 2014 released for first time

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The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

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