The Yatir Winery of Judean Hills

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The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Judean Hills.
It is located in Judean Hills

The Yatir Winery is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Judean Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Yatir Winery wines

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

The top red wines of Yatir Winery

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Yatir Winery

How Yatir Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, lamb with vermicelli or shrimp and zucchini with curry and coconut milk.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Yatir Winery

On the nose the red wine of Yatir Winery. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, bell pepper or cedar and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Yatir Winery. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Yatir Winery

  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.21/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Petit Verdot
  • Merlot
  • Malbec
  • Tannat

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 Yatir Winery

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Yatir Winery

How Yatir Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), valencian paella - family recipe or round zucchini stuffed with tuna.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Yatir Winery

On the nose the white wine of Yatir Winery. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the white wines of Yatir Winery

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5

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

  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to 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-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Yatir Winery

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Yatir Winery

How Yatir Winery wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or baked pork chops.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Yatir Winery

On the nose the pink wine of Yatir Winery. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Yatir Winery

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Tempranillo
  • Grenache

The word of the wine: Pitting (acetic)

Synonymous with acescence.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Yatir Winery

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 Yatir Winery.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Yatir Winery and wines from the region

Jameson unveils new ‘musical direction’ with Jameson Remastered

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New Zealand’s Craggy Range joins La Place de Bordeaux

The estate, which comprises the Gimblett Gravels (Hawke’s Bay) and Te Muna Road (Martinborough) vineyards, will be represented at La Place by two of the oldest négociants, CVBG and Mähler-Besse, in both Europe and Asia. The 2020 vintage of Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah and Craggy Range Aroha Pinot Noir will join the ranks of some of the world’s most renowned wines. La Place ‘made sense’ for Craggy with the estate focused on expanding its distribution reach within the world of fine wine, ...

The Xarel·lo Summit returns

The idea for the summit at this remote locale came from Josep Cusiné of Parés Baltà and Ignasi Segui of Vinyes Singulars as the church sits on a ridge (‘cim’ in Catalan) at 643m in altitude. It has an unparalleled 360-degree view which opens up on the plain of Penedès and out to the Mediterranean Sea, 25km in the distance. Starting in 2015, the first years were friendly, loose affairs and took place inside the church but interest from those in the region (as well with sommeliers and the regional ...

The word of the wine: Pitting (acetic)

Synonymous with acescence.

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