Winery Ixsir - El Ixsir Red

Winery IxsirEl Ixsir Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The El Ixsir Red of Winery Ixsir is a red wine from the region of Mount Lebanon.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The El Ixsir Red of the Winery Ixsir is in the top 5 of wines of Lebanon and in the top 5 of wines of Mount Lebanon.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

mint, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cream

On the nose the El Ixsir Red of Winery Ixsir in the region of Mount Lebanon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, thyme or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Ixsir's El Ixsir Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

El Ixsir Red - 2017
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
El Ixsir Red - 2016
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 411110
El Ixsir Red - 2015
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 4.111110
El Ixsir Red - 2014
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 4.211110
El Ixsir Red - 2013
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 4.211110
El Ixsir Red - 2012
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 4.111110
El Ixsir Red - 2011
In the top 5 of of Mount Lebanon wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of El Ixsir Red from Winery Ixsir are 2009, 2011, 2014, 2013 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Ixsir

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mount Lebanon

The Winery Ixsir is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Mount Lebanon to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mount Lebanon
In the top 3 of of Lebanon wines
In the top 3 of of Mount Lebanon wines
In the top 6000 of red wines
In the top 7500 wines of the world

The wine region of Mount Lebanon

Lebanon is a Middle Eastern country with an ancient wine culture that has experienced a renaissance in the past few decades. In 2011, roughly six million bottles of Lebanese wine were produced from 2000 hectares (5000 acres) of Vineyards. Modern Lebanese viniculture has moved away from the ancient Phoenician port cities and inland to the fertile Bekaa Valley. There are also a handful of vineyards near Jezzine, a few miles beyond the Southern end of the Bekaa, just inland of Sidon.

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The word of the wine: Merrain

Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.

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