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Cinsault Vieilles Vignes

Winemaker
Faouzi Issa
Country of origin
Lebanon
Region
Chtaura, Bekaa Valley
Style
Still dry red
Grape variety
Cinsault
Farming
Farmed organically, not certified
Body
Medium
Vintage
2022
ABV
13%
Drinking window
2024–2034
Closure
Cork
Size

 

Vineyard Information

– Location: West Bekaa Valley

– Soil: Clay and limestone

– Altitude: 1050m

– Trellising System: bush vines

– Year the vines were planted: 1950's and 1960's

– Agricultural method: Organic non-certified

 

Winemaking process

– Harvest: September

– Hand-harvested, rigorously sorted, into 20 kg crates.

– Fermentation vessel: 150-year-old concrete vats

– Fermented with indigenous yeasts, then followed by malolactic fermentation

– Ageing apparatus: 8 months in old French casks

Ratings

・2014 vintage, selected by Margaret Rand for the 2018 edition of "101 Wines to Try Before You Die"

17 Pts. by Jancis Robinson; 2014 vintage: "...Beautiful balance and roundness."

17 Pts. by Tamlyn Currin for Jancis Robinson; 2019 vintage: "...This is so good that the nose of wine made me smile out loud...Damn delicious, quite frankly. VGV"