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- Producer: Chateau Khoury
- Winemaker: Jean-Paul Khoury
- Country of Origin: Lebanon
- Region of Origin: Bekaa, Zahle
- Style: Still dry Red
- Grape varieties: Syrah (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%) and Merlot (25%)
- Body: Full
- Vintage: 2011
- ABV: 13%
- Drinking window: 2019-2032
- Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Information
– Location: Dhour Zahle
– Soil: Clay and limestone
– Exposure: South
– Area: 9 ha
– Altitude: 1260m
– Trellising System: double Guyot
– Age of vines: 20 years
– Number of vines per hectare: 4000
– Agricultural method: Organic
Winemaking process
– Harvest: mid to late September
– 100% manually with intensive selection in 20kg boxes.
– Whole grapes de-stemmed and crushed, and then put in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks
– Cold pre-fermentation maceration for about a week, alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, then followed by malolactic fermentation
– Ageing apparatus: 3 years in a variety of French barrels and casks
Awards
Platinum Gold (top 12 wines from a selection of over 100 wines) at the 2016 Japan Wine Challenge
Ratings
93 Pts. Derek Smedley – Master of Wine