The Château Qanafar of Bekaa Valley

Château Qanafar
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Bekaa Valley.
It is located in Bekaa Valley

The Château Qanafar is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Bekaa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château Qanafar, located in the lush Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, is an iconic and internationally recognized winery due to its technological advancement and unwavering dedication to producing wines of exceptional quality that reflect the richness of the Lebanese terroir. This picturesque vineyard's mission is to create exquisite and tasty wines that capture the essence and soul of the Lebanese terroir while offering an unforgettable tasting experience to wine enthusiasts. Nestled in the heart of the mountains, the estate extends majestically over hectares of verdant vineyards, planted on clay-limestone soils, where noble grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Viognier thrive, testament to the generosity of this fertile land. The Khoury family, who run Château Qanafar, cultivate their vines with great care and respect for the environment. Their philosophy is based on sustainable viticulture, which allows them to produce grapes of optimal quality, endowed with intense aromas. At Château Qanafar, the emphasis is on excellence. Every phase of the winemaking process, from the vine to bottling, is meticulously monitored to ensure the purity and authenticity of each vintage. The estate is renowned for its state-of-the-art equipment, dedicated to creating a precision wine that respects the integrity of each grape variety. In addition to producing award-winning wines, Château Qanafar is a picturesque destination for wine lovers and admirers of beautiful landscapes.

Top Château Qanafar wines

Looking for the best Château Qanafar wines in Bekaa Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Qanafar wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Qanafar wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Qanafar

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Qanafar

How Château Qanafar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of nanie's diced ham quiche, marinated duck with honey and five spices or cataplana with seafood.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Qanafar

On the nose the white wine of Château Qanafar. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Qanafar

  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Qanafar.

  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Bekaa Valley

The Bekaa Valley is the heartland of modern Lebanese wine. Almost 90 percent of Lebanon's wine is made here, as is a respectable proportion of its Arak, the anise-flavored spirit that remains the nation's favorite alcoholic drink. The original Bekaa Valley Vineyards were planted with Cinsaut, which was subsequently joined by other French vine varieties. Most of these remain in Lebanon’s vinicultural makeup today: red Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and white Ugni Blanc, Clairette and Chardonnay.

The oldest winery in the area is Chateau Ksara, which was established by the Jesuit Christians of Taanayel (Tanail), an ancient monastic settlement just down the valley from Ksara. The first Vineyard there was planted in 1857, with plants brought from France via the colonies in Algeria. At that time Lebanon was ruled by the Ottoman Empire, whose Sharia law condemned the production or consumption of wine except for religious purposes. Thus the initial winery was very subdued, and it was not until the French took control of the country after WW1 (under the League of Nations' French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon) that Bekaa Valley wine production began to expand.

Chateau Musar, founded in 1930, is another Long-established estate in the valley and the most famous in global terms. A 1979 write-up in Decanter magazine by Michael Broadbent helped to Open up export markets. By 1990, the vast majority of their production left the country. This year marked the end of the Lebanese Civil War, which had lasted since 1975.

The top red wines of Château Qanafar

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Qanafar

How Château Qanafar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, greek-style shepherd's pie or wild boar stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Qanafar

On the nose the red wine of Château Qanafar. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Château Qanafar. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Qanafar

  • 2009With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Qanafar.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cinsaut
  • Cinsault
  • Tempranillo

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Château Qanafar

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Qanafar

How Château Qanafar wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of tournedos rossini, mathieu's lamb tagine or whiskey paupiettes.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Qanafar.

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Alcohol content

Quantity of alcohol in wine and in all alcoholic beverages, expressed in degrees or as a percentage.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Qanafar

Planning a wine route in the of Bekaa Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Qanafar.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.