Tel Shifon - White Wine - 2024
Country
Israel
Region
Galilee
UPC
7 290018 84360 4
Estate
The wines of Tel Shifon Winery express our creativity, labor and faith in the fascinating growing area where we grow and create them - in the north of the Golan Heights. Our vineyards, which are located in Kibbutz Ortal, enjoy a unique terroir - volcanic soil and a significant winter, accompanied by several, at times quite significant, snow events. This provides the neccessary cold during dormancy to allow for a uniform awakening in the spring. We believe that the vineyard is part of the environment in which it grows. Therefore, we implement sustainable, responsible and considerate agriculture with minimal intervention and with utmost respect for our surroundings and the evironment.
Tasting notes
Non-Mevushal. Rav Ishay Samuel (also certifies Yarden), O.U. (Orthodox Union), Badatz Beit Yosef. Tel Shifon White is a wine that leaves an impression. It has tropical and citrus aromas. The taste continues the aromas with considerable acidity and deep minerality.
Vineyard
The Tel Shifon vineyard was planted in 2010, at an altitude of 915 m above sea level, in the triangle between the Shifon, Avital and Bental mountains, at Kibbutz Ortal and close to the Ein Zivan, Merom Golan and El Rom kibbutzim. The terrace overlooks five extinct volcanoes: Shifon, Yosifon, Hizka, Avital and Bental. Our Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc vines are planted on well-drained and rich basalt, clay and tuff soils. The vineyard enjoys very cold winters with two to three snow events, along with a large amount of precipitation. The summer is mild and relatively dry, with cool nights that allow for slow and moderate ripening of our grapes. The cool climate, combined with the volcanic soil rich in minerals, gives the vines the most ideal growing conditions needed. Due to the close proximity of the vineyards to the winery itself, we do not need to transport the grapes from far away, with the whole winemaking process taking place in the same area.