Baron Herzog Reserve Cabernet Alexander 2019/20Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon The Jewish people have a special relationship to wine that predates even the Romans and Greeks. For the ancient Jews, whose temple in Jerusalem was renowned throughout the fledgling civilizations of the Middle East, wine played an important role in religious ritual. Today, thousands of years later, it continues to do so. Kiddush, the prayer over the wine, traditionally announces the beginning of the Sabbath on Friday night

Planted with vines by the monks of Cluny in the Middle Ages

During the French Revolution

black cherries

It is a perfect representation of the general terroir of this appellation

with the goal of a younger-drinking version of this very tannic grape in mind

but in reality

Turns sweeter on the clinging finish

Nestled in the tiny village of Lansac

Grown on the slopes of the Esterel mountain

Guillermo Eguren in 1957

and Petit Verdot display their hillside origins

It is in an exceptional setting that the Leydier family pays full attention to the production of its various wines