{"product_id":"ashkar-winery-ras-al-ahmar-galilee-highlands-2020","title":"Ashkar Winery – Ras Al-Ahmar Galilee Highlands 2020","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRas Al-Ahmar Galilee Highlands 2020 — Ashkar Winery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe third and final vintage of this wine. Once it is gone, it is gone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRas El Ahmar — الرأس الأحمر — is a village in the Upper Galilee long celebrated for its fertile soils and the exceptional quality of its vineyards. Ancient winepresses and gats discovered in the area date back to the Canaanite and Roman periods, a timeless testimony to a winemaking tradition that stretches back thousands of years. This wine is the living continuation of that lineage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade from the last remaining Hermitage clones in the region, grown on old vines, the Ras Al-Ahmar is a singular and unrepeatable expression. As Ashkar Winery describes it: a wine that reflects the inner subjective experience of time itself — where the past, present, and future of Palestine blend within a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree years of ageing in French oak has woven extraordinary layers of complexity into a wine already bursting with personality. This is not just a bottle of wine. It is a piece of Palestinian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRipe wild blackberries, blueberry, and ripe cherry on the nose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViolet blossoms adding floral lift and elegance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft spice and dried laurel leaves with deep earthy minerality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncense and toasted wood from three years in French oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChewy, marked tannins with a long, full, and harmonious finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e100% Syrah (Hermitage clones) • Old vines • Aged 3 years in French oak • Ras El Ahmar, Upper Galilee, Palestine • 2020 • \u003cstrong\u003eFinal vintage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ashkar Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52028865577258,"sku":"ASH-RASALAHMAR-2020","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.nabeeth.co.uk\/products\/ashkar-winery-ras-al-ahmar-galilee-highlands-2020","provider":"Nabeeth Wine and Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}