Head to Head

Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 vs. Segal's Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve 2002

**The Taste Test**
Cabernet Sauvignon	Wine	Cabernet Sauvignon
Golan Heights Winery (Yarden)	Winery	Barkan Winery (Segal's)
1999	Year	2002
Israel	Country	Israel
19.99	Price	15.99
2.5	Color	2
Very dark, almost blackish purple. It looks very heavy and much richer than the Segal's. When you see them side by side the difference is quite noticeable.	Note	A bright, shining dark purple that's a little thin at the edges. It doesn't look as full-bodied as the Yarden.
6	Aroma	6
Lots of plum, black cherry and tobacco aromas. It has more of a berry smell than the Segal's does.	Note	Very nice smells of cedar, ripe berries and cigars. There's more of a wood smell here than the Yarden. Their both very nice, in their own ways.
9.5	Taste	9
It is a delicious combination of plum, black cherry, tobacco and smoke flavors that just melts in your mouth. It has a nice, long, dry finish that's just right. This wine is a joy to drink and will enhance so many different meals.	Note	The Segal's has beautifully complex flavors of berries, nuts, pepper and smoke. A nice long dry finish. This is a wonderful blending of flavors that works very well. It's sharper than the Yarden - it doesn't have that melt in your mouth feel that sets the Yarden apart.
18	Total	17

**A final word....**
These are two very good wines and it's nice to see them side by side. The Segal's has some very interesting qualities with complex flavors and aromas but the Yarden beats it out with a better combination of flavor and texture. That's not to say they're not both recommended wines, because they are. It's just that there is a special something about the Yarden that edges it to the front. It just feels so wonderful in the mouth that you keep going back for more. There's a good reason why it won a Silver Medal at the Vinitaly 2006 International Wine Competition.

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