The Château Ksara is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Bekaa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Ksara wines in Bekaa Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Ksara 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 Ksara wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Ksara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or meatloaf with lovage (perpetual celery).
On the nose the red wine of Château Ksara. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Ksara. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Château Ksara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of scottish haggis, real paella recipe from valencia or crozet cheese with savoy diots.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Ksara. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, earthy or minerality.
Cinsaut noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). 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 large bunches and large grapes. Cinsaut noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Château Ksara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of roast pork orloff, zarzuela mayonapo or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Château Ksara. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Château Ksara. is a with a nice freshness.
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How Château Ksara wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of skate wing with caper butter, roast doe in the oven or real chocolate cake.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Ksara. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of honey, melon or non oak.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in 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 to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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 Ksara.
