Category: Lebanese Wines

Review of Chateau Cana Les Cabires, a Lebanese red wine from Mount Lebanon.

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Cana Les Cabires Rouge 2018

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Name: Chateau Cana Les Cabires Rouge 2018
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah
Year: 2018
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: November 2, 2025

Here we have Chateau Cana’s Les Cabires Rouge 2018. It opens with a balanced and somewhat straightforward profile. But there’s nothing in the sip that would knock you off your feet. It has medium acidity and moderate tannins. And it leans toward an easy-drinking structure rather than a statement wine.

In comparison to the Comète Rouge, which is, in my humble opinion, their most successful blend (even if it isn’t their most premium bottle), Les Cabires feels more… restrained.

Briefly put, Chateau Cana’s Les Cabires Rouge is a composed wine that does its job well, but we can add that it doesn’t seek the spotlight. It is a reliable bottle with modest ambition. It’s the kind of bottle you enjoy over conversation rather than contemplation. It’s competent, balanced, but not memorable.

Review of the Lebanese Wine Reserve Ammiq Cuvee 2020

Lebanese Wines: Reserve Ammiq Cuvee 2020

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Name: Reserve Ammiq Cuvee 2020
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault
Year: 2020
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: October 24, 2025

Let me start by saying that my wife and I both agree that Reserve Ammiq’s Cuvee was even better than their Chateau. How can this be? I don’t know. I’m still trying to figure that out.

The Reserve Ammiq Cuvee 2020 is an excellent blend with remarkable balance and structure.

It is a dry, full-bodied red wine. The tannins are assertive, but they don’t overpower the palate. The Cabernet Sauvignon, which is 70% of the blend, reveals itself through classic notes of black fruits, cassis, and tobacco, and hints of leather. The other grapes, the Carignan and the Cinsault, softer the edges and make the blend a little gentler, smoother.

What I love about this wine is how approachable it is and how it doesn’t demand an occasion. You can open it on an ordinary night, pair it with a simple home-cooked meal, and it still feels like something special.

Wine Review Lebanon: Mont D'Almaz Chateau 2019

Lebanese Wines: Mont D’Almaz Chateau 2019

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Name: Mont D’Almaz Chateau 2019
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah
Year: 2019
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: October 10, 2025

I had this with my wife and friends at a bar in Gemmayze called Import Export. They had a nice selection of local and international wines. We chose the Mont D’Almaz Chateau 2019 as our first bottle, a wine none of us had tried before… and it turned out to be an excellent choice. All of us loved it.

It’s a dark, ruby-red, full-bodied wine with assertive (but courteous) tannins and medium acidity. It comes with notes of red fruits, black cherry, oak, and some pleasant hints of spices.

We paired it with cold cuts, cheeses, and jokes.