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Sainte Thérèse
¥2,915 - ¥15,041
- Producer: Château Khoury
- Winemaker: Jean-Paul Khoury
- Place of Origin: Bekaa Valley, Zahle
- Style&Type: Dry Red wine
- Grape varieties: 80% Caladoc, 20% Pinot Noir
- Body: Medium
- ABV: 12.5%
- Vintage: 2018
- Drinking window: 2020-2026
- Closure Type: cork
Vineyard Information
– Location: Dhour Zahle, Bekaa Valley
– Soil: limestone and clay
– Altitude: 1220m
– Year the vines were planted: 1996
– Agricultural method: Organic certified
Winemaking process
– Harvest date: end of August for Pinot Noir, beginning to mid-october for Caladoc
– Harvested by hand in boxes of 20kg
– Destemmed and crushed
– Fermentation vessel: stainless steel
– Type of Yeasts used: wild
– Pre-fermentation maceration for one week
– Malolactic fermentation: yes
– Maturation Vessel: 70% stainless steel, 30% old french oak barrels
– Maturation period: 6 months in vessels and 4 months in bottles