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Here are a few recommendations to try:
Château Ksara Chardonnay: Nine months on oak, firm and fresh; delicious with gently spiced food.
Ixsir Altitudes White: 40% Muscat, 30% Viognier, 15% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Semillon. Normally Muscat and Viognier would struggle in the heat, but Bekaa’s altitude adds aromatic and floral apricot notes, cut through with superb acidity.
Ixsir Altitudes Red: 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Caladoc, 22% Syrah, 17% Tempranillo…that has to be a fairly unique blend of grapes! This blend offers a crunchy freshness and creamy tobacco finish.
Domaine des Tourelles Red: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Syrah, 10% Cinsault; this wine has an herbaceous mineral quality, mixed with cherry fruit. Fermented in 100-year-old concrete tanks, this unoaked hidden gem illustrates how just a little Cinsault can produce a distinc- tive Lebanese character to the wine.
To finish (and to return to the Lent discussion and breaking out from abstinence) I have decided that I should drink Champagne! It’s the best way to reacquaint oneself with the joy of insobriety…always in moderation of course.
Wishing you all a happy and peaceful Easter with family, friends or yourself…
Sante x 81
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