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Review of a Lebanese Red Wine: Chateau Trois Collines Red Ample

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Trois Collines Red Ample 2019

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Name: Chateau Trois Collines Red Ample 2019
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Sangiovese, Merlot
Year: 2019
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: May 16, 2024

The Ample is an award-winning, smooth, medium-bodied red wine from North Bekaa. It’s slightly ferric, and it comes with strong notes of red fruits, especially cherries. I paired it with various types of strong cheeses, and I think it would be enough if I said that I enjoyed every sip as much as every bite.

Would I drink this wine again? Likely, yes. In general, the Sangiovese is not my favorite grape, but I liked this blend by Chateau Trois Collines.

And I wonder how this vintage will taste like five years from now.

Cigar Pairing: I believe a mild cigar with a claro or a Colorado wrapper would have enhanced the overall experience.

Lebanese wine review: Clos St. Thomas Les Gourmets Red from the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon

Lebanese Wines: Clos St. Thomas Les Gourmets Rouge 2019

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Name: Clos St. Thomas Les Gourmets Rouge
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2019
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: April 30, 2024

A smooth, medium-bodied red wine from the Chateau St Thomas vineyard with low tannins and medium acidity. The major notes I got were of sweet berries, ripe red cherry, iron, and strawberry-lemon lollipop.

Les Gourmets Rouge is an affordable, easy-to-drink kind of wine, made to be consumed in casual settings.

It may not invoke the muses, and it may not release poetry from one’s lips, but it does have the power to create an environment where one can initiate warm conversations with close family members and friends.

Food Pairing: Red sauce pastas, cold cuts and cheeses, nuts and chips.

Cigar Pairing: medium-bodied claro or Colorado cigars. Maybe the Chateau Fuente King T Natural, or the Juan Lopez Adon, or even the Casa Turrent 1880 Rosado Gordito.

Enjoying an excellent red Lebanese wine, the Massaya Terrasses de Baalbeck.

Lebanese Wines: Massaya Terrasses de Baalbeck 2018

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Name: Massaya Terrasses de Baalbeck 2018
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah
Year: 2018
Country: Lebanon
Region: Faqra (Mount Lebanon) and Bekaa Valley (Taanayel)
Date Consumed: April 7, 2024

Love-making in the temple of Dionysus. Ripe red fruits, black cherry, jelly beans, and Coca-Cola. I could also taste oak barrels, faux leather, and subtle hints of cinnamon.

Massaya’s “Terrasses de Baalbeck” is a party wine. It is a desire to party after midnight, to flirt with the peeping moon, the stars, and the lascivious nocturnal spirits. It’s a wine I’d drink pairing it only with dance music, although it can also easily be paired with cold cuts and juicy steaks.

Excellent.