Massaya
Gold Reserve
2012
$52.50
About this winery
The ambitious story of Massaya. An estate that arose from the ashes of the Lebanese civil war.After moving to the United States for a few years to flee the civil war that was raging in Lebanon, the Ghosn family returned to their homeland in Tanaïl, in the Beqaa Valley, in 1992. The family estate was then in operation. ruins, occupied by squatters and the vines are abandoned. Sami Ghosn refuses to let himself be defeated and undertakes to recover his property in order to transform it into a...
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Production notes
Conducted at our Tanaïl winery. Grapes are hand-picked, Conveyed in crates, and sorted twice, once by the bunch and a second time by the berry. They are fully destemmed, then undergo traditional fermentation for 18 to 24 months in oak barrels. LOCATION: grapes grown on the hillsides of the Beqaa Valley at an altitude of 900 to 1 200 metres. SOIL AND SUBSOIL: chalky clay. VINE AGE: 50+ years. MATURATION: in oak barrels for 1 - 2 years. Bottled without fining or filtration.
Tasting notes
A full-bodied wine distinguished by hints of toast, cloves and spices. Beautiful ageing potential. Enjoy decanted.