Author: Chris Khatsch

There must be a little art in everything I create, even if my creation is as cold as a machine and follows empirical data.
Château Kefraya Adéenne Red 2020

Lebanese Wines: Château Kefraya Adéenne Red 2020

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Name: Château Kefraya Adéenne Red 2020
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Aswad Karech, Asmi Noir
Year: 2020
Country: Lebanon
Region: Beqaa Valley
Date Consumed: February 11, 2024

Of all the Château Kefraya wines, the Adéenne Red is the only one that I wouldn’t have again. To be sure, it does taste like a wine made by experts, and it does come with nicely balanced notes with the potential to entertain the most demanding and selective palates. However, even though I acknowledge the creativity and effort put into the creation of the Adéenne, I’d like to play the “subjectivity” card here and say that this wine just isn’t made for me.

Please don’t take my word for it; I encourage you to try it. Who knows? Maybe you’ll fall in love with it.

Wine Review of Lebanese Wines Château Kefraya Red 2019

Lebanese Wines: Château Kefraya Red 2019

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Name: Château Kefraya Red 2019
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2019
Country: Lebanon
Region: Beqaa Valley
Date Consumed: February 4, 2024

The Château Kefraya Red can doubtlessly be appointed as the yardstick of all Lebanese wines. First of all, it is accurately priced: if you want a premium wine that promises a bang for your buck, the Château Kefraya is a good option. (Of course, the older the bottle is, the more expensive it will be.) Secondly, it has excellent ageing potential: if you plan on keeping a few in your cellar, you’re good to go. Thirdly, if you’re invited for lunch or dinner and don’t know what to bring, the Château Kefraya is almost always a safe choice. Finally, compared to other Lebanese wines, I’d say its overall taste is at 89/100, only one point away from being great.

Château Kefraya Les Exceptions Carignan

Lebanese Wines: Château Kefraya Les Exceptions Carignan

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Name: Château Kefraya Les Exceptions Carignan 2018
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Carignan
Year: 2018
Country: Lebanon
Region: Beqaa Valley
Date Consumed: January 28, 2024

A sunrise, a vineyard, stairs that invite you
to enter darkness.
Paintings on the walls of a cold, dark cellar
— unsmiling fathers, grandfathers, and great-grandfathers.
Wines waiting, wines forgotten,
spiderwebs like dreamcatchers,
time machines in bottles.
Although you can’t travel back in time,
you can still experience the past
in the present
by drinking the potion.
But you know this very well:
We don’t drink wine to remember,
nor do we drink to forget.
We drink wine to make
memories that, in the future,
we might want to forget.