Vineyard: Dalton, Canaan
Wine: Cabernet Merlot Blend, 1999
Type: Dry Red

The color of this Dalton wine is a rich, deep red - with an almost purple hue. The taste is smooth, and leaves a very distinct, but pleasant, aftertaste when swallowed. This wine has a kick to it. It is a very young wine and only time will tell how it ages in the bottle. Today, the wine is dry and full of body. It contains sulfites and is 12.5% alcohol. My major critique of this wine is not with the taste, but with the cork. Dalton has taken a very fine wine and skimped on the cork. It is a composite cork and may potentially fail and thereby compromise the taste of the wine. This is a wine worth trying.

Rated: 7++
Price: Low to Moderate

Size: 750 ml
Price per bottle: NIS 39
Case: 12 bottles.