outside the box.
Yaakov Oriya (Photo: Yaakov Oriya Wines)
It is hard to resist the charm of Yaakov Oriya wines.
He who previously worked in large industrialized wineries and continues even now to be chief winemaker at Pinto Winery in the Negev, has also produced excellent wines in recent years in his own small private line, which bears his name.
For all of Avi Efrati
Uria's wine columns, he is a gifted winemaker and an extremely creative person who thinks wine outside the box.
His private line wines are the furthest imaginable from generic.
The rationale behind them, the way they are handled and their tastes are completely different from the familiar Stantz.
They express varieties, terroir and also a completely experimental approach to winemaking.
The result, as a whole, is unique, fascinating.
Each wine has a story, none of them is casual and their overall profile reflects pure excellence. All wines are intended for experienced drinkers, who will understand the spirit and creativity behind them and therefore also understand the logic behind their pricing. There are no wines here that are priced as luxury, but they are not cheap In my opinion, most of them provide good value and more for the money. They are simply fascinating and high quality. Cheers!
Yaakov Uria, Queen of Hearts 2021
Not a bland of course.
Yaakov Oriya, Queen of Hearts 2021 (Photo: Yaakov Oriya Wines)
It is impossible without a few words about astringency:
a dry white based on 37% Chardonnay from the Golan Heights, 37% Chenin Blanc and 14% Semyon from the Yehuda Lowlands, 12% Gewurztraminer from Gush Etzion.
Each strain is fermented separately.
Pale golden color.
On the nose delicate white fruit and citrus.
Light-medium body.
12% alcohol by volume.
Some?
99 shekels.
Best suited for:
tartar, carpaccio and sea fish ceviche.
The reviewer's comment:
according to Halacha, not Bland is self-evident.
In fact, a rather impressive strain synergy exists in it.
Delicate fruit, greenishness, a touch of spices, minerality, some perfume, dryness.
A wine in which you can almost clearly feel the presence of each of the varieties that make it up.
Value for money:
4/5 (very good).
In five words:
restrained, refined, non-trivial and excellent.
Vio La France!
What more can we ask for wine for NIS 85?
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Yaakov Uria, Alpha Omega 2019
Something tough.
Yaakov Oriya, Alpha Omega 2019 (Photo: Yaakov Oriya Wines)
It is impossible without a few words about astringency:
100% Rossan-based orange from Gush Etzion.
Three weeks on the shells.
Malolactic fermentation.
without wood
Bright orange color.
Extremely aromatic nose.
Medium body.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
Some?
120 shekels.
Best suited for:
spicy of any kind: Asian, North African, etc.
What the reviewer says:
Impressive aromatic range, complexity and many nuances.
Really young, somewhat tough.
For experienced drinkers.
Value for money:
4/5 (very good).
In four words:
tough and complex orange, for those who understand.
Yaakov Oriya, Yad Adam 2020
Considerable restraint.
Yaakov Oriya, Yad Adam 2020 (Photo: Yaakov Oriya Wines)
It's impossible without a few words about astringency:
24% Merlot, 24% Grenache, 21% Syrah, 16% Morbader and 15% Cinsault.
Merlot from the Golan Heights.
The rest is from the Judean Lowlands.
Year of aging in oak barrels, all are not new.
Red color slightly oval.
On the nose red and black fruit, spices.
Medium body.
14% alcohol by volume.
Some?
120 shekels.
Best suited for:
steaks, cuts on the bone, "grilled".
What the reviewer says:
very fresh fruit, tangible supporting acidity, considerable restraint.
A significant gastronomic factor.
The merlot is used here in an atypical role for it - cold, astringent.
Next to it, the Mediterranean elements of the other varieties stand out.
Value for money:
3.5/5 (good).
In four words:
a very gastronomic red blend.
Jacob Uriah, Duke of Fontenife 2020
An incarnation of a riddle.
Yaakov Oriya, Duke Fontenife 2020 (Photo: Yaakov Oriya Wines)
It's impossible without a few words about astringency:
56% Pinot Noir from the Upper Galilee.
22% Grenache and 22% Syrah from the Yehuda Lowlands.
The year of obsolescence is an oak tree.
dark red color.
Red and black fruit on the nose.
spices
Medium body.
14% alcohol by volume.
Some?
140 shekels.
Best suited for:
long-aged cuts on the bone.
The reviewer's comment:
The reincarnation of the wine formerly known as "Pandora's riddle".
A meeting between Syrah and Grenache, Mediterranean in nature and Pinot Noir, which originates from Burgundy.
Warm climate varieties meeting a "cold" variety.
The "hot" spices are very prominent, next to the rich but restrained fruit.
Uncompromising quality wine.
Value for money:
2.5/5 (real).
In five words:
Synergy of varieties from the hot and cold regions.
Yaka Uria, Melchizedek 2017
Not a funky orange.
Ya'aka Uria, Melchizedek 2017 (Photo: Ya'akov Uria Wines)
It is impossible without a few words about astringents:
orange based on Rossan, Viognier and Semyon.
Fermentation on the skins.
Year in oak barrels.
Bright orange color.
Citrus, herbaceous, mineral nose.
Medium body.
12% alcohol by volume.
Some?
160 shekels.
Best suited for: fish, seafood, oysters, white meats.
The reviewer's comment:
plenty of seasoning, from Greece and Rousan.
The serum gives texture and aging ability.
Not a funky orange that screams its specialness.
On the other hand, it is endowed with many complexities and refinements.
A cohesive wine, full of nuances, really impressive.
Value for money:
(3.5/5. Expensive but excellent).
In eight words:
a very proper orange that insists on not shouting its coolness.
Yaakov Uriah, Playground, Chardonnay Single Vineyard 2021
Strong acidity.
Yaakov Oriya, Playground, Chardonnay Single Vineyard 2021 (Photo: Yaakov Oriya Wines)
It's impossible without a few words about astringency:
100% Chardonnay from the Golan Heights, Har Haruch vineyard.
A blend of 13 different fermentations - in tanks, barrels, on the skins and carbonation - from early and late harvests.
Light golden color.
Very mineral nose.
Medium body.
11.7% alcohol by volume.
Some?
180 shekels.
Best suited for:
fish, seafood and oysters.
What the reviewer says:
Fascinating, with an impressive mineral abundance, firm acidity, a note of salinity, an impressive phenolic range.
An Israeli white wine no less than a great one, with its whole future ahead of it.
This means that it can be sipped with great pleasure already, but three to five years under proper storage conditions will add more qualities to it.
Value for money:
2.5/5 (realistic. Very expensive, maybe the most expensive local white, but really great).
In four words:
a truly great Israeli white man.
Yaakov Uria, Alpha Omega Gwertserminer 2021
Understated sweetness.
Yaakov Uriah, Alpha Omega Gewurztraminer 2021 (Photo: Yaakov Uriah Wines)
It is impossible without a few words about astringency:
a sweet white dessert wine, from late-harvest Gewurztraminer grapes, fermented on its skins using sulfur.
golden color
In the nose plenty of white fruit and citrus, honey.
Medium body.
10% alcohol by volume.
Some?
NIS 120 for 500 ml.
Best suited for:
desserts, Asian spices.
Reviewer's comment:
restrained sweetness, not overwhelming, supporting acidity, surprising complexity.
Value for money:
2.5/5 (realistic).
In eight words:
a subdued dessert wine that will improve
Also accompany spicy food.
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