Winery IxsirEl Ixsir Red
Red wine
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
On the nose the El Ixsir Red of Winery Ixsir in the region of Mount Lebanon often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or black cherries.
Food and wine pairings with El Ixsir Red
Pairings that work perfectly with El Ixsir Red
Original food and wine pairings with El Ixsir Red
The El Ixsir Red of Winery Ixsir matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or rabbit with kriek and cherries.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ixsir's El Ixsir Red.
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
The best vintages of El Ixsir Red from Winery Ixsir are 2011, 2009, 2014, 2013 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Ixsir
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.
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.
The word of the wine: Gluing
Method consisting in clarifying the wine and giving it a limpidity by incorporating a specific product.
