To be honest, I had never heard of Israeli wine before I saw this bottle in my local wine shop. I guess they have the climate to grow the grapes, but it’s my understanding that they don’t have a reputation for fine wine.
Barkan is a pinot noir, somewhat along the lines of those I’ve had in the past. Pinot Noir is one of my favorite red wine varities — it’s flavorful, sweet, and seemingly hard to screw up. This particular wine is both dark smelling and dark colored. It is light bodied but packs in enough cherry flavor to keep you coming back for more. I taste hints of strawberries amidst soft yet palpable tannins.
The bottle tasted pretty consistent during the two to three hours it took me to finish it. Barkan definitely hasn’t discouraged me from trying another bottle of wine from Israel. In fact, I’m eager to try wine from regions not specifically known for their grapes — I love finding a diamond in the rough. Barkan: D+
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