Wine Advocate tastes and re-tastes Israeli wine

The latest issue of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has a new short tasting of Israeli wines by Mark Squires in the December issue. The Wine Advocate is continually paying continued attention to Israeli wine and, high-level sources have informed the Israel Wine Company, future tastings are planned. It's a bit of a strange potpourri of wines, from cru-level wines meant for long term storage to cheap supermarket wine (such as the Recanti Yasmine series) which are sub-$10 wines.

Here are Squire’s scores from the latest issue of Wine Advocate:

2005 Carmel Limited Edition 87
2006 Carmel Carignan Old Vines 85
2005 Carmel Shiraz 88 Early 30
2005 Carmel Gewurztraminer Sha’Al Vineyard 87
2007 Carmel Gewurztraminer Sha’Al Vineyard 88
2007 Carmel White Riesling 85
2006 Carmel Petite Sirah Old Vines 87
2005 Dalton Zinfandel 81 30
2006 Galil Mountain Avivim 86
2006 Galil Mountain Chardonnay 87
2004 Galil Mountain Syrah Yiron 87
2007 Galil Mountain Viognier 86
2004 Galil Mountain Yiron 87
2003 Golan Heights Winery Cabernet Sauvignon El Rom Vineyard (Yarden) 89
2004 Golan Heights Winery Cabernet Sauvignon El Rom Vineyard (Yarden) 88
2006 Golan Heights Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Golan 84
2004 Golan Heights Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (Yarden) 87
2005 Golan Heights Winery Chardonnay Katzrin Yarden 87
2005 Golan Heights Winery Chardonnay Odem Organic (Yarden) 86
2005 Golan Heights Winery Chardonnay Yarden 84
2005 Golan Heights Winery Gewurztraminer Heights Wine Late Harvest (Yarden) 91
2007 Golan Heights Winery Gewurztraminer Yarden 86
2003 Golan Heights Winery Merlot Yarden 86
2004 Golan Heights Winery Syrah Ortal Vineyard Yarden 88
2006 Golan Heights Winery Viognier (Yarden) 85
2007 Recanati Cabernet Sauvignon 80
2007 Recanati Chardonnay 86
2006 Recanati Merlot 82
2005 Recanati Merlot Reserve 85
2005 Recanati Syrah 82
Red Wine 2007 Recanati Yasmin 79
White Wine 2007 Recanati Yasmin 81
2005 Yatir Cabernet Sauvignon 87
2005 Yatir Merlot Shiraz Cabernet 88
2005 Yatir Yatir Forest 90