Yarden Heights Late Harvest Gewürztraminer 2017 375ml

Yarden Heights is a richly aromatic dessert wine made from Gewurztraminer grown in the Central and North Golan, in Israel's Galilee. The Galilee is the country's northernmost appellation, and the Golan is its coldest region, a volcanic plateau whose vineyards climb from 400 to 1,200 metres and take snow in winter.

Hand-picked whole clusters of very ripe fruit are cooled to minus 12C over a month, then gently pressed while still frozen, yielding a rich concentrated juice that ferments slowly over several months.

The 2017 shows litchi, apricot, peach and spice with fresh flowers and orange zest. Good acidity keeps the sweetness lifted, and the flavour lingers. It will keep developing marmalade notes in bottle and should drink well for a decade or more from vintage. Serve it chilled on its own as an aperitif, or with fresh fruit and cheese or a peach tarte Tatin.