Yarden Rom 2021

About the 2021 vintage: The 2021 harvest was another notable harvest in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our wonderful team rose to the challenge once again. The winter before the harvest had average rainfall, with warmer-than-average temperatures in both winter and spring. About a month after the harvest began on August 1, the week that closed August and opened September was our fourth-largest week ever in 39 years of harvests. We finished picking all the grapes in mid-October after a relatively short 11-week harvest. Yields were slightly low – 7% below average – and balanced by very high quality. All in all, the 2021 harvest showed impressive results across all our varieties.

Yarden Rom 2021 is composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 24% Syrah. The grapes were harvested from our best vineyards in the Golan Heights, certified under the sustainable winegrowing standard. Production is limited to 56 barrels; the wine was aged in French oak barrels for 18 months and bottled unfiltered. Yarden Rom was originally a joint creation of Victor Schoenfeld, chief winemaker of the Golan Heights Winery, and Zelma Long, a world-renowned expert winemaker. Although Zelma is no longer a partner, Yarden Rom 2021 was created in the same spirit and with the same varieties as its predecessors.

The 2021 vintage marks the ninth edition of Yarden Rom, first produced from the 2006 vintage.