Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah Lebanon 2023 Savennieres La Roche aux Moines much fresher than expected

much fresher than expected

A fine and balanced white

polished aftertaste with sweet tobacco flavors

crisp and enticing

Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah Lebanon 2023 Savennieres La Roche aux Moines much fresher than expectedThis "Phoenix" skin contact cuve is made from such centenarian vines. It's organically farmed, own rooted, and planted on sandy volcanic soils in the cooler climate Wadi Qannoubine Valley at 1300 meters above sea level. This is an area where many of the vineyards went untended for decades due to war, land mines, and people simply leaving the country. Three weeks on the skins in a mix of steel and amphora, it's lightly orange in color but retaines