Name: Couvent Rouge Petit Couvent Red 2020
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo
Year: 2020
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: October 8, 2025

50% cabernet sauvignon and 50% tempranillo, this bottle was amazingly (and for its price, even unexpectedly) good.

I uncorked the Petit Couvent 2020 to pair it with the red sauce pasta my wife prepared for lunch. To be honest, we didn’t have high hopes. I even told my wife, “I’m not sure how good this wine will be, but it’s made with grapes we like, so it shouldn’t be horrible.” The bottle has been lying in my collection for months, but I postponed opening it because the bottle was so cheap compared to other Lebanese wines that I didn’t think I’d enjoy it so much. And guess what? I was wrong.

Never judge a wine by its price.