Sonadora, a hotshot DC lawyer cum wine aficionado had an interesting wine-food pairing the other day: tacos with Israel’s Flam Classico. Well, the pairing was a flop but, according to Sonadora, the Flam has “the nose that I now really love about a Cabernet Sauvignon.”

The Flam Classico comes from one of Israel’s top boutique wineries. Flam, a family winery, was established in 1998 by two brothers. It’s located just half-an-hour outside Jerusalem, near Bet Shemesh and the foothills of the Judean Mountains. Of the 2006 Flam Classico, Rogov gives it 90 points and describes it as “generous and mouthfilling.” It’s available in the United States via Israeli Wine Direct.

According to Sonadora, “Overall, the wine had a very firm structure and plenty of tannins to spare. Serve it with a big juicy steak!” Just not tacos, I guess.