2023 | Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah | Lebanon Old World Winery elegant tannins and a long

elegant tannins and a long

and a pleasant sensation of freshness

thanks to a spine of juicy acidity

aged in French oak barrels for 19 months

but you are likely to see many more

2023 | Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah | Lebanon Old World Winery elegant tannins and a longThis "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