Skin by Domaine des Tourelles

– Location: Bsharreh mountains (at the foothills of the millenial cedars)

– Soil: Clay and limestone

– Altitude: 1400m

– Trellising System: bush vines

– Year the vines were planted: first half of the 19th century

– Agricultural method: Organic non-certified

Winemaking process

– Harvest: October

– 100% manually with intensive selection in 20kg boxes. Several rounds are needed to obtain perfect ripeness.

– Fermentation vessel: 19th century made Amphoras

– Fermented with indigenous yeasts, then followed by malolactic fermentation

– Skin Contact: 7 days

– Ageing apparatus: Amphora