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Flem Winery: Pay close attention to these wines
Even the more powerful and heavier wines of Flem Winery always have a degree of restraint and moderation, alongside a clear place for fruit
Avi Efrati
06/07/2022
Wednesday, 06 July 2022, 15:00
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Flem Winery (Photo: Courtesy of the winery)
It is impossible not to appreciate Flem, the family winery from the Jerusalem mountains.
Golan Flem, the older brother, signed on to winemaking.
Gilad his brother on management and marketing.
In the background are their father, Israel Flem, a veteran winemaker in Israel and one who worked for years at Carmel Winery (when it was still called Carmel Mizrahi).
Golan Flem, who was professionally educated in Italy, is true to the spirit of the old world and makes wines that are first and foremost committed to trout and variety.
Even in its more powerful and heavier wines there is always a degree of restraint and moderation, alongside a clear place for fruit.
In the current tasting, four wines from the last vintage - 2021, and three more, which have aged longer.
One rose, two white and four red, three of which are taller and more expensive.
All the labels are already familiar to the public, including "Camellia", a tall and less old white in the Flem repertoire, dedicated to the mother of the family - Kami.
The novelty in the current tasting is the "White Label" wine, a new, elegant and excellent blend, based on Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, different in style from the classic Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve wine and from
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Flem, Rosa 2021 (Photo: PR)
Flem, Rosa 2021
Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:
dry rose based on 70% Syrah, 16.5% Carignan and 13.5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
From vineyards in the Judean mountains.
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
Salmon pink color.
In the nose strawberry and flowers.
Light-medium body.
13% alcohol by volume.
Some?
110 shekels.
Best for:
sandwiches, salads, picnics.
What the reviewer said:
Rosa with a noticeable but restrained fruit, good dryness, some seasoning, balanced acidity with a lot of presence and a mineral tone.
Value for money:
2.5 / 5 (realistic).
In seven words:
Rosa is happy and worthy with a blessed degree of restraint.
Flem, Blanc 2021 (Photo: PR)
Flem, Blanc 2021
Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:
100% Sauvignon Blanc from Kerem Mata and Kerem Givat Yeshayahu in the Judean Mountains.
Fermentation in stainless steel (21 days) and in oak barrels.
Light golden color.
In the nose white fruit, citrus and flowers.
Medium body.
13% alcohol by volume.
Some?
110 shekels.
Best for:
fish and seafood.
What the reviewer said:
Sauvignon Blanc with a proper body, citrus, excellent acidity and alongside the high fruit coefficient of presence also good dryness.
Value for money:
3.5 / 5 (good).
In five words:
a distinctly high-quality local dry white.
Flem, Camellia 2021 (Photo: PR)
Flem, Camellia 2021
Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:
80% Chardonnay and 20% Sauvignon Blanc from an orchard in the Judean mountains.
Manual vintage.
7 months aging on the yeast in 500 and 225 liter French oak barrels.
Golden color.
In the nose white fruit, citrus, what honey and flowers.
full body.
14% alcohol by volume.
Some?
160 shekels.
Best for:
Invested meals from the sea.
What the reviewer said:
A high, high-quality local dry white that has a structure (thanks to the presence of Sauvignon Blanc and the aging on the yeast), a degree of refinement and also a soothing dimension to this sharpness, which comes from the fruit.
Dry white is made up of balances, which also have a degree of lightness.
An excellent food wine with at least three years of potential aging.
Value for money:
2.5 / 5 (Realistic. Expensive but very quality).
In four words:
white is very complex and high quality.
Flem, WL 2020 (Photo: PR)
Flem, WL 2020
Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:
50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Petit Verdot from the Judean Mountains and the Upper Galilee.
Year of aging as a blend in French oak barrels.
Deep red color.
In the nose red fruit and spices.
full body.
15% alcohol by volume.
Some?
160 shekels.
Best for:
Meats of all kinds - lamb chops, through steaks to stews and large chunks on bone.
What the reviewer said:
- WL "White Label", is a kind of experimental wine by winemaker Gilad Flem.
One in which it deviates from the familiar labels over the years of the winery and produces what in other places is commonly called "the winemaker's choice", without detailing its contents on the label, completely white, in a kind of homage to the Beatles' "white album" and more.
The blend, along with 50% of the Bordeaux Lucy blend grapes, also includes a second half with a Mediterranean variety - Syrah.
Body, fruit, sourness, considerable seasoning, velvety, restraint and elegance combine here to create a complex and charming wine that has a balance of balances and a high gastronomic factor.
Value for money:
3.5 / 5 (good. Expensive but excellent).
In 13 words:
a balanced and truly exceptional food wine.
Hopefully it won’t stay disposable.
Flem, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2020 (Photo: PR)
Flem, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2020
Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah and 5% Petit Verdot from Kerem Dishon and Kerem Ben Zimra in the Upper Galilee.
Selective manual vintage.
21-25 days fermentation in stainless steel.
12 months French oak barrels (40% new and the rest are one year old).
Deep red color.
In the nose red and purple fruit, spices.
Medium-full body.
14.5% alcohol by volume.
Some?
170 shekels.
Best for:
steaks, stews, stale cuts on bone.
What the reviewer said:
A well-built body, concentrated red fruit, sharp balancing acidity, complexity and elegance.
Cabernet Sauvignon that is just beginning to open and makes sounds of excellent wine.
Potential aging of 5-7 years at least under proper storage conditions.
A year of development in the bottle will bring out additional qualities from it.
Value for money:
3.5 / 5 (good. Expensive but very high quality).
In four words:
Buy and hold back for at least a year.
Flem, Nobel 2018 (Photo: PR)
Flem, Nobel 2018
Without a few words about astringency it is impossible:
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah and 10% Petit Verdot from mature vines in Kerem Dishon and Kerem Ben Zimra in the Upper Galilee and Kerem Mata in the Judean Mountains.
Selective manual vintage.
42-day stay at the polls, 16-month extortion and aging in French oak barrels (70% new and the rest one-year-old).
Deep red color.
In the nose red fruit and spices.
full body.
15.5% alcohol by volume.
Some?
360 shekels.
Best for:
Complex and invested meals based on meats.
What the reviewer said:
Flem's flagship wine, which has also been aged for quite some time in a bottle, is very impressive.
The fruit is great, the work with wood is restrained and the multiplicity of nuances is noticeable.
Complex, multi-layered and impressive.
Prepare for a sip right now but it will age well for at least seven to nine years.
In 13 words:
it is also possible to sip an invested meat meal right now, preferably in a specially air-conditioned room.
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