The flavor of spices in wine of Lebanon
Discover the of Lebanon wines revealing the of spices flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
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Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country with an ancient wine culture that has experienced a renaissance in recent decades. In 2011, about six million bottles of Lebanese wine were produced from 2000 hectares (5000 acres) of Vineyards. Modern Lebanese viticulture has moved inland from the ancient Phoenician port cities to the fertile Bekaa Valley. There are also a handful of vineyards near Jezzine, a few kilometres from the Southern end of the Bekaa, just inland from Sidon.
The majority of Lebanese wine is exported to the UK, France and the US, where receptive consumers have encouraged healthy growth in Lebanon's modern wine industry. In 1998, there were less than 10 wineries in Lebanon; there are now more than 30. Red wines account for the bulk of production; they are generally made from the classic southern French Grape varieties: Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. White wines may contain Ugni Blanc, Clairette and Chardonnay.
The modern wine industry dates back to the 19th century. As non-Muslims living in a Muslim state - which had been Part of the Ottoman Empire since the 1500s - Christians living in Lebanon enjoyed certain freedoms, including the right to produce wine for ceremonial purposes. It was on this basis that in 1857 a group of Jesuit priests founded a winery in Ksara, a small town in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon's best wine-growing area.
Château Ksara deserves its own chapter in the annals of Lebanese wine history.
The word of the wine: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
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What are the typical grape varieties with flavor de spices of Lebanon?
- Cabernet-sauvignonIn 57% of wines with flavor de spices
- MerlotIn 20% of wines with flavor de spices
- Cabernet francIn 14% of wines with flavor de spices
- MourvèdreIn 13% of wines with flavor de spices
- ChardonnayIn 12% of wines with flavor de spices
- ViognierIn 8% of wines with flavor de spices
- TempranilloIn 6% of wines with flavor de spices
- ClairetteIn 4% of wines with flavor de spices
- Petit verdotIn 3% of wines with flavor de spices
- Pinot noirIn 2% of wines with flavor de spices
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