With regards to my collection, to restate what I said in the other thread:
"In MY OWN experience, and as much as I hate to say this (as much as I have invested in them), the primary under-achieving winery according to Rogov's general assessment of drinking windows are the Yarden wines, particularly the single vineyard series. Numerous bottles of the '06 Tel Phares syrah have already shows signed of deterioration. As was an 07 Yonatan syrah that I opened this past Shabbat. Ditto on the 05 Tel Phares merlot. Ditto on an '05 cab that I tried to enjoy two weeks ago. Even the 04 El Rom, which I've had in my Eurocave since I purchased it fresh upon arrival, seemed to be barely holding on to its peak. So my personal view is the Rogov might have WAY overstated the cellaring ability of these wines. And not everyone has a Eurocave... I have also been disappointed in the lasting power of the 06 Recanati Special Reserve. The last two bottles that I have had over the last few months have showed signed of bitterness. [As Yossie suggests, this could conceivably be an issue (or more of an issue) for Yarden wines that have been imported into the US. Going back to my notes of when these wies first became available in the US, I have realized that many of the recent SVs and premium wines relased over the past couple of years were transported to the US during the SUMMER :shock: . I never really dwelled on this before, but the trek is quite long and I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't impair the longevity of the wines. This would certainly help explain my misfortunes.]
There are many overachievers based on Rogov's scale, namely:
1. Carmel Limited Edition. all the vintages have held up beyond Rogov's assessment.
2. Castel red wines - Particularly the grand vin I have found to outlast Rogov's assessment.
3. Hevron Heights Isaac's Ram.
4. Tabor Mescha 05
5. Carmel Zarit"
I will come back to this and supplement the foregoing if, as and when this thread gets going (thinking back that long tends to make my brain hurt
