Amorolo, from our Alexander the Great series, has earned numerous prizes and shown great success in Israel and internationally.  On the website maintained by internationally acclaimed wine critic Robert Parker, Amorolo 2011 features in the Israel wine’s section with the highest grade ever received by an Israel wine: 94 points.Amorolo, from the Alexander the Great series, was inspired by the Italian Amarone.  Amorolo is a unique blend of 5 varieties of grapes grown in the Ben Zimra vineyard.  This full rich wine offers concentrated aromas and flavors of ripe fruit that will deepen over the years.Aged for 40 months in new and old oak barrels.

90% Cabernet Sauvignon | 6% Petit Verdot | 4% Cabernet FrancOur prize winning Cabernet Sauvignon from the Alexander the Great Series has been a successful and esteemed product in Israel and abroad.  This series’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 was awarded 90 points by wine critic Robert Parker.  We recently learned that this wine is among those offered by the Michelin 3-star Lemonde Restaurant, in Tokyo.Cabernet Sauvignon is produced by the winery’s exclusive locations from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc.  Cabernet Sauvignon is a noble wine grown in the Ben Zimra vineyard at a height of 870 meters above sea level.These grapes are selectively chosen before crushing.  The result is a rick, full bodied wine with layered flavors and aromas.  It is both delightful and complex, with the ability to age well over the years.The wine rests for 36 months, 60% in French barrels and 40% in American barrels before blending.

100% ChardonnayCleopatra, a wine in the Alexander the Great series, is a choice white produced entirely from Chardonnay grapes grown in the Ben Zimra vineyard.  This small exclusive vineyard produces no more than some 600 kilograms per dunam (about 2.6 tons per acre).  This vineyard is a prime example of a wine grower with a traditional love for his work, and the integration of advanced agro-technology.The wine offers a developed aroma typical of pineapple, with light touches of apple and pear.  The taste continues into a fest of richly tropical fruit, enveloped in hints and touches of delicate vanilla and marzipan and a whiff of top class fresh French brioche.  This Chardonnay can be enjoyed for years to come.The wine is matured for 18 months in new and old barrels.

70% Cabernet Sauvignon | 10% Petit Verdot | 10% Cabernet Franc | 5% Shiraz | 5% MourvedreGrand Reserve Blend is part of the Alexander the Great series, produced in limited quantities and possessing unique qualities.  Alexander the Great Grand Reserve 2010 was awarded a 93 point grade by wine critic Robert Parker.Grand Reserve is a red wine integrating 6 types of grape grown in the Ben Zimra vineyard (80%) and in Kfar Shammai in Upper Galilee (20%).The result is a wine with the stunning complexity of ripe fruit and aromas, one of the most promising wines in Israel and internationally.  This wine spent 48 months in 70% French and 30% American barrels, and changed twice to new barrels every two years.Recommended serving temperature: 16 – 18 degrees Celsius

55%Cabernet Sauvignon 25%Cabernet Franc 10%Merlot 10%Petit Verdot This wine derives its name from the artwork adorning the label.  Art / Louvre is a classy blend created from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot.  Produced almost every year, it is a numbered series.Grapes for this wine come from well nurtured vineyards of over 30 years old, raised at a height of 870 meters above sea level, in the Dalton Plateau in Upper Galilee where the earth is rich in basalt and lime which infuse the carefully harvested grapes wine with their unique flavor.This wine spends 36 months maturing, 60% of it in French barrels and 40% in American barrels before being blended. 

100% ChardonnayLiza Chardonnay is one of the Parents Series, a white wine based purely on Chardonnay grapes from the 27 year old section of the Ben Zimra vineyard, in the Upper Galilee.With a controlled low produce, carefully supervised water allocation, and a wine grower utterly devoted to his art, this wine enjoys the perfect merger of aroma and taste.  It is a broad, long and delightful wine, integrated with a light acidity and ripe, pleasing fruity flavor.The wine’s maturation occurs in French barrels from Bourgnone for 8 months.

100% Sauvignon BlancLiza Sauvignon Blanc, from the Parents Series, is a white wine made purely from Sauvignon Blanc.  The grapes we use in this wine grow in a veteran vineyard of 35 years old, found in the Ben Zimra area in Upper Galilee at 870 meters above sea level.This wine is notable for its light golden hue.  The aroma is complex, integrating lime, grapefruit, and freshly mown lawn.  The wine’s flavor is sharp, long and balanced with good acidity countered by the fruit.  This is a refreshing, elegant wine.

90% Cabernet Franc | 5% Cabernet Sauvignon | 5% Petit VerdotOur Cabernet Franc from the Alexander Reserve Collection is a red wine that is pure Cabernet Franc produced and selected from the Alexander vineyard.  Vines are grown in Kfar Shammai on the slopes of Mitzpeh Hayamim Mountain at a height of 690 meters above sea level.This wine shows a deep purple-ruby clarity, with a rich elegant aroma comprised from ripe red fruit, accompanied by berries and cherries and enveloped in quality tobacco with a background of green pepper.  The wine is full bodied and well balanced, with ripe tannins and a long finish.It is a delectable wine with good aging possibilities over years.It was matured over 24 months, 60% in French barrels and 40% in American barrels before blending.

92% Cabernet Sauvignon | 8% Petit VerdotThe Alexander Reserve Collection’s Cabernet Sauvignon is a pure wine taken from select vines in the Kfar Shammai vineyard at a height of 690 meters above sea level.  The vineyard is located in Ein Setter on the Mitzpeh Hayamim Mountain in the Upper Galilee.  The vineyard is controlled for low produce, some of the best growth conditions in Israel, and advanced agro-technology which produce a uniquely high quality grape.This wine’s clarity is deep dark red with a tinge of bordeaux. Its aroma is rich with ripe berry, enveloped in tobacco and coffee, with a background of quality chocolate.  It has good rounded tannins, and a very long, full finish.  This is an elegant wine, ready to serve, with good aging qualities.The wine matured over 24 months in French oak barrels (70%) and American oak barrels (30%).

40% Cabernet Sauvignon | 30% Shiraz | 20% Merlot | 10% Petit VerdotOur Gaston blend, from the Alexander Reserve Collection, is a red wine comprised of 4 grape varieties grown in a veteran vineyard of 16 years, in Ben Zimra and Kfar Shammai Ein Setter, both in the Upper Galilee.Maintaining low grape harvests in carefully supervised conditions and employing advance agro-technology and controlled watering, the grapes are of the highest quality.This wine has an almost opaque purple-black appearance, with touches of black pepper, berries, spices, plum and black cherry.  It is full bodied, with good tannins and a complex long finish.Our Gaston was matured in French and American oak barrels over 24 months, and cooled in stainless steel tanks.

This wine is made from 85% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. The grapes were grown in top quality vineyards in Kerem Ben-Zimra and Ein-Seter, Mitzpe Hayamin mountain in upper Galilee. Low grape yield, excellent growing conditions and state of the art agro-technology give the grapes their quality and uniqueness. The grapes were harvested at dawn, strictly sorted and the selected bunches were sent for crushing and controlled alcoholic fermentation. The wine was aged 24 months in French oak (60%) and American oak (40%) barrels in strictly controlled temperature. An elegant wine ready for serving and a long aging potential.

40% Mourvedre | 40% Granache | 20% ShirazRose Roger, from the Alexander Reserve Collection, is a GSM wine from grapes grown in the Ben Zimra vineyard.Alexander’s Rose is typified by low alcohol content (13%) and a unique combination of natural, refreshing, high acidity due to the timing of the harvest, together with a broad, solid, caressing body resulting from soaking the skins, partial fermentation in wood (25%) and stirring of sediments.  This wine’s aromas are fruity and tend to the spicy over the floral, and are powerful and consistent.  Its color is deep, a result of the soaking process.

95% Shiraz | 5% Petit VerdotShiraz, from the Alexander Reserve Collection, is a pure red Shiraz wine made from grapes harvested in Ein Setter, on the Mitzpeh Hayamim Mountain in Upper Galilee.Preserving limited produce, with some of the strictest growing conditions in Israel combined with advanced agro-technology and diligently controlled water, the outcome is a harvest of the highest quality.This wine is full bodied, with good complex tannins.  It is an elegant wine that will age well over time.The wine was allowed to mature for 24 months, 60% in French barrels and 40% in American barrels before blending.

50% Cabernet Sauvignon | 15% Granache | 15% Mourvedre | 7% Shiraz | 7% Petit Verdot | 6% Sauvignon BlancSandro is the only red wine in the Parents Series, and is comprised from 6 varieties of grape grown in Kfar Shammai along the slopes of Mitzpeh Hayamim Mountain in Upper Galilee.The wine’s hue is a deep maroon with a noticeably black shade.  Its aroma is of ripe berries enveloped in fresh, aromatic wood.  The flavor continues the aroma, with the addition of quality chocolate and tobacco, and touches of quality vanilla.  This wine has soft, gentle tannins, and its complexity will match any meal.The maturation process is in French and American barrels over the course of 15 months.