The Kosher Wine Review


Hevron Heights

Pardess Merlot 2001

Rating: 4

This is another fine wine from the Hevron Heights winery. The winery lavished care on this wine, including 18 months in barrels, and you can taste the result.

I detected only hints of the plums and black cherries promised on the label; instead, the wine was a nice, solid, and straightforward merlot. The stood up well to a meal of roasted meats and vegetables. The color was very dark red, almost to the point of muddiness, which had me worried until after I took my first sip.

As always, read the label; it suggests that you decant the wine a half-hour in advance, and it's good advice. As for my advice, I recommend this wine if you're interested in a good merlot from a very decent winery.

Tasting notes for Pardess Merlot 2001

Tasting Notes
color: Dark Red
dryness: Medium
nose: hints of plum
alcohol: 13.5
rating: 4
Wine Information
wine: Pardess Merlot
vintage: 2001
winery: Hevron Heights
country: Israel
price: $ 32
certification: OU
passover: Yes
mevushal: No