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Fermentation takes place at 18°C.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaturing The Chardonnay is fermented in oak (and undergoes malolactic fermentation) and matured for a further two months before being blended with the Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste  A pleasing balance of citrus and stone fruit, freshness and discreet oak character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing  It can be kept for 3 to 4 years but it is preferable to drink it in the same year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing  This wine can be served as an aperitif, with Brie \u0026amp; Gruyère or with delicate fresh fish and shellfish. 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Fermentation takes place at low 18C with no malolactic fermentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaturing  The wine is bottled soon after fermentation and stabilization.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste  A light, fruit-driven  and floral wine, in which the fullness is derived from the Clairette, aroma from the Muscat; the vigor and freshness from the Sauvignon and the elegance from the Obeidy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing  Ideally drink within 24 months of the vintage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing   With raw vegetables, Lebanese Mezze (appetizers), Goat cheese and fish. Serve chilled at 8°-10°C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHATEAU KSARA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32340984463434,"sku":null,"price":5.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3188\/1290\/products\/W4BEThYYkZ.jpg?v=1607676066"},{"product_id":"old-vine-carignan-chateau-ksara","title":"Old Vine Carignan Chateau Ksara","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrape Varietal 100% Carignan. Carignan is a red, Spanish grape that has found global fame in the Southern Rhone, the Languedoc and California. The Jesuits who founded Château Ksara introduced it to Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in 1857. Since then, it has been the backbone of the wine industry and has been given profound expression by Lebanon’s formidable terroir. This wine is made from 60-year-old vines that add complexity and flavor due to the low yields. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacteristics  The Carignan is a hardy, long-ripening grape that delivers body, lush flavours and texture, with good acidity. Château Ksara’s Carignan is made from 60year-old vines, grown in the West Bekaa Valley, where the climate is continental, at 1,200 meters on stony clay and limestone soil.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking  The Carignan is hand-picked at an average yield of 40 Hl\/Ha and whole-bunch pressed. Fermentation, initiated by wild yeasts, takes place in old concrete tanks built by the Jesuits, is carried out at a 22C, with a skin contact period of 1 month before being vatted for 12-14 months prior filtration, fining and bottling.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste  The Carignan has a deep purple hue. On the nose, it offers intense red and black fruits with spice and garrigue aromas. The palate is fresh, full of blackcurrant, strawberries and plums fruit underpinned with spice, juniper and oregano. The finish is long and sustained. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing  With red meats, cold cuts, Italian cuisine, hard sheep cheese. 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Maturing in new oak casks last approximately 12 months, interrupted by several racking-off and tasting before blending, fining and bottling. Bottles are then kept to age for around two years in our underground ageing-cellars before being made available to the consumer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste  Beautiful ruby purple red, a fruity nose of raspberries, black current and a little vanilla. In the mouth, it has power and length with balanced and mellow tannins that get rounder with time, taking up a leather and spicy character. This Château will keep surprising, due to its complexity and richness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing  This wine should be opened a while before serving, or allowed to settle, in order to reveal its character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing  Due to its structure, it will go perfectly with game, red meat, dishes in sauce, as well as fish cooked with red wine. 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The fermentation is accomplished at 28°C with several pumping overs and daily tastings in order to let the grape variety express its best characteristics. Following the 20 to 30 days vatting time, the free-run wine is separated from the press wine to achieve the malolactic fermentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaturing Matured in French oak casks (50% new oak) for about 14 months in our underground ageing cellars, then fined and bottled. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste A dense deep purple red robe, it has a fruity and subtle nose of raspberry and black current with a vanilla character. In the mouth it has structure, power and length with firm tannins. A rich and very complex wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing   Could be immediately consumed but will reveal all its potential in two or three years. Should be opened and left to breath an hour at least before being served. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing Due to its structure, it will go perfectly with games and red meat. 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Finally, fining, tartaric stabilization and bottling is done at the beginning of March. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste  The short winemaking and maturing process gives this wine its vivid red colour and its aromatic nose of violets and ripe fruits, with round supple and mellow tannins. It must be served chilled to reveal all of its power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing  It can be kept for up to 2 years, but should preferably be drunk during the first year, so as to appreciate all of its qualities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing  It can be drunk as a thirst quencher, as well as with cold meat, mezze or simply a whole meal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHATEAU KSARA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32341570027594,"sku":null,"price":6.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3188\/1290\/products\/tCavO0zbmT.jpg?v=1594911744"},{"product_id":"eau-de-vie-de-vin-chateau-ksara","title":"Eau De Vie De Vin - Chateau Ksara","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrape Variety  Ugni Blanc \/ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing Nine years in French oak \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout This Eau de vie de vin is a fruit spirit distilled in the traditional cognac method and matured for nine years in new oak barrels from Limousin. Production is limited to only 2,000 bottles per year. Best drunk as a digestive.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHATEAU KSARA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32341579857994,"sku":"","price":26.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3188\/1290\/products\/kTpPm2JZiy.jpg?v=1594912198"},{"product_id":"gris-de-gris-chateau-ksara","title":"Gris de Gris - Chateau Ksara","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrape Varietals Carignan and Grenache Gris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking   A wine obtained by bleeding after a short period of cold maceration. Afterwards, sedimentation and fermentation are done at a low temperature (18°C). The wine is racked-off to avoid malolactic fermentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaturing  After being fined and stabilized by refrigeration it is quickly bottled to preserve its freshness and aroma. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste   A salmon-pink wine, with a grey undertone, a nose of small fruits, vine flowers, peony and a touch of jasmine. Fresh and light, it is vivid, elegant and harmonious and can only lead to a truly cheerful palate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing  To be drunk before the next harvest. Why should one waste its youth? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing  A spring and summer wine, it goes very well with light meals composed of vegetables, fresh salads, white meats or fish. It can also be drunk as a thirst quencher.  To be served chilled at –8-10°C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHATEAU KSARA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32341592735818,"sku":null,"price":5.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3188\/1290\/products\/5hiZ9Fxxqm.jpg?v=1607677862"},{"product_id":"ksarak-arak-ksara","title":"Ksarak- ARAK KSARA","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are first fermented, then the first distillation releases the alcohol from wine in Ksara’s unique and most modern distillation column which eliminates the methanol and all heavy and unhealthy oils that spoil the taste. Ksarak only uses aniseed from the reputed Mount Hermon’s Al Heeneh area. The delicate scent of the prime aniseed is appealing to the true connoisseur. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This pure grape alcohol is redistilled in a specially designed alembic in France with the aniseed. Ksarak’s innovative technique discloses the heart of the arak through an independent pipe to obtain the real “pure flower”.  Finally, this spirit is refined to release the purest and healthiest arak. Ksarak is finally matured for two years in clay jars manufactured in Beit Chebab following ancestral norms. 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The grapes are manually harvested, stemmed and vatted in thermoregulated vats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily tasting with regular pumping over are achieved to extract with harmony the different phenolic coumpounds. Following a long vatting time, the free-run wine is separated from the press wine to complete the malolactic fermentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaturing  Matured in new French oak casks for 24 months in our underground ageing cellars, then fined and bottled without filtration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeavy and very dark bottles are used with very long and natural cork stoppers to ensure a perfect ageing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasting  A dense deep purple red robe, with a remarkable bouquet of dark wild berries, with an underliving of liquorice, fenugreek and carob, accompanied with a highly complex olfactory range. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing  Could be immediately consumed but will reveal all its potential in three or four years. Should be opened and left to breathe an hour at least before being served. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing   Such an important and long lined wine is a perfect match for substantial food preparations; Excellent with games and red meat. Should be served at 17 to 18°C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHATEAU KSARA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32341614002250,"sku":null,"price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3188\/1290\/products\/QdMXzevUAP.jpg?v=1607677685"},{"product_id":"merwah-chateau-ksara","title":"Merwah - Chateau Ksara","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrape Varietal 100% Merwah. Merwah is an ancient white grape, which is given profound expression by Lebanon’s formidable terroir. It had been used in wine making and arak production for centuries, and it is a grape with which the Jesuits who founded Château Ksara in the mid-18th century would have been familiar when they pioneered viniculture in the Bekaa Valley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacteristics  The Merwah is a hardy, long-ripening grape that delivers body, flavour and texture with good acidity. Château Ksara’s Merwah is made from 60-year-old vines, grown on pre-Phyloxerra rootstock at 1,500 meters on sand and clay soil on bedrock. The climate is Mediterranean\/Continental.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking  The Merwah is hand-picked at an average yield of 35 Hl\/Ha and whole-bunch pressed. Sedimentation and fermentation are carried out at a 16C, with a limited period of skin contact and five days of fine lees aging. 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The alcoholic fermentation is slow and later on stopped by adding Alcohol when reached the desired degree and residual sugars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaturing This sweet wine is fined and stabilized under the effect of cold in order to preserve the aroma and smoothness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaste Yellow franck robe tinted with a gold hint. Nice Muscat nose with floral and citrus fruits aromas, accompanied by melon and honey smell. On the palate, it is young and smoothly rich, at the same time it adds the impression of matured and sugary raisins where the alcohol is slightly perceptible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgeing and serving Young it could be consumed as an appetizer or a digestive. 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