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Perséides

Producer
Chateau Khoury
Winemaker
Jean-Paul Khoury
Country of origin
Lebanon
Region
Zahlé, Bekaa Valley
Style
Still dry red
Grape variety
Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Farming
Certified organic
Body
Full
Vintage
2012
ABV
13%
Drinking window
2020–2032
Closure
Cork
Size

 

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

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

– 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