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Reviewing Nabise, a nicely aged red wine from Mount Lebanon

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Nabise 2005

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Name: Chateau Nabise 2005
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah
Year: 2005
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: June 2, 2024

I brought two bottles of wine with me for Sunday lunch at my mom’s. One of them was Chateau Nabise. Since it was the older bottle, we opened it first, before we sat down to eat. All of us there were trying Chateau Nabise for the first time, and all of us were impressed.

A good blend, nicely aged, medium-to-full, soft tannins, smooth. Sweet notes of ripe black fruits, and chocolate. Subtle hints of oak and molasses.

Let me end this post with a question from one of the books I recently read.

The rise of Artificial Intelligence confronts all of us with a similar test: will humans show enough antifragility to survive and emerge even stronger from integrating the AI into their daily lives, or will they be extinct as humans?

– Slavoj Zizek, Christian Atheism: How to Be a Real Materialist
Bzommar Red Wine

Lebanese Wines: Couvent Notre Dame de Bzommar Cuvée des Moines Vin Rouge 2021

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Name: Bzommar Cuvée des Moines Vin Rouge 2021
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: N/A
Year: 2021
Country: Lebanon
Region: Keserwan
Date Consumed: May 28, 2024

Our Lady of Bzommar is where I was baptized. It’s also where I got married in the summer of 2021. So, naturally, I can be biased when talking about the wine they make there. But you’ll have to believe me when I say that the wine is worth trying. It may not be the best wine in Lebanon, but it’s also very far from being the worst. This wine, in particular, is sweet and comes with notes of ripe red and black fruits, subtle hints of spices, and a harmony of other notes. I’d pair it with raw nuts, cooked chestnuts, and (Christmas) desserts.

Reviewing the CAO Flathead V660 Carb cigar, smoking it at Club Mareva Beirut, Lebanon.

Have a Cigar: CAO Flathead V660 Carb

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Name: CAO Flathead V660 Carb
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Box-Pressed
Size: Double Toro, Gordo (6 inches x 60)
Strength: Full

A big cigar, so big that its band reminds me of a flat-nosed truck.

Since it was my first time smoking it, I paired it with espresso and sparkling water, which allowed me to focus on what the cigar had to offer.

The Flathead V660 Carb is a full-strength cigar that should be kept out of beginners’ reach. With all due respect, they might not be able to handle it.

I smoked it in 90 minutes and loved everything about it.

Great construction. Even burn. Generous smoke. Beautiful ash. Bold notes.

Can’t wait to smoke another one soon.