The Winery La Forêt Blanche of Judean Hills

Winery La Forêt Blanche
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Judean Hills.
It is located in Judean Hills

The Winery La Forêt Blanche is one of the best wineries to follow in Judean Hills.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Judean Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Forêt Blanche wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Forêt Blanche

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Forêt Blanche

How Winery La Forêt Blanche wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Forêt Blanche

In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Forêt Blanche. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Forêt Blanche

  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Forêt Blanche.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • 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.

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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.

News about Winery La Forêt Blanche 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 ...

Decanter Editor-in-Chief’s New York Fine Wine Encounter top tips

There are going to be some utterly splendid wines to taste at our New York Fine Wine Encounter – many of the world’s grandest winemakers have brought some of their very best bottles to our event, knowing their hard work and talent will be appreciated by a discerning audience.  My team of experts have picked out a great selection of their personal favourites from the wines on offer, and for their superbly detailed analysis and opinion, you should read the pieces and the picks from Georgie Hindle, ...

Napa Valley’s Shafer Vineyards sold to Korean group Shinsegae

Shafer Vineyards has been sold to Shinsegae Property, a division of the wider Shinsegae Group, with interests in several business sectors, from retail to real estate. Shinsegae Property acquired the trailblazing Napa winery for 299.6 South Korean won ($250m), according to the Korea Herald newspaper. Further details about the deal were not disclosed, but the newspaper quoted a company official as saying the deal would benefit Shinsegae L&B, a wine and alcoholic drinks wholesale and importing ...

The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.

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