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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 wild boar stew, alsatian wine pie or fish shells.

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

Lebanese high-altitude valley (~1,000 m), ~6,000 years of winegrowing, ~90% of the country's wine. Complex, age-worthy reds with signature notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, leather, cedar, oriental spices and a balsamic touch, firm tannins and long ageing — Cabernet for backbone, supple Cinsault, dense Carignan, fruity Grenache, peppery Syrah. Native whites Merwah and Obaideh, taut and mineral. Iconic Chateau Musar.

~300 days of sun. Oriental Mediterranean wines.

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 cornish pasties, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

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: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

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 empanadas de carne (argentina), oriental lamb skewers or baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese).

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

  • Tempranillo

The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.

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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: Cinsault

Light, fresh reds with a clear robe, supple tannins and a tender mouth, featuring aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, rose, peony and soft spices. The absolute pillar of Provençal rosés (Côtes de Provence AOC, Bandol rosé) to which it brings finesse and freshness, also a component of GSM blends in Côtes-du-Rhône and Languedoc. Also a single variety in South Africa where it is a parent of Pinotage. Historic southern French grape.