Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah Lebanon 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes The varieties are vinified separately

The varieties are vinified separately

the tannins are firm and offer structure and complexity to this icon

and 5% cabernet franc

creamy aftertaste is typical in wines that are matured on lees and it rounds the wine well into a pleasant harmony of scents and flavors

The taste and smell correspond beautifully

Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah Lebanon 2023 Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes The varieties are vinified separatelyThis "Phoenix" skin contact cuve is made from such centenarian vines. It's organically farmed, own rooted, and planted on sandy volcanic soils in the cooler climate Wadi Qannoubine Valley at 1300 meters above sea level. This is an area where many of the vineyards went untended for decades due to war, land mines, and people simply leaving the country. Three weeks on the skins in a mix of steel and amphora, it's lightly orange in color but retaines