Name: Chateau Bybline Cinsault 2021
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cinsault
Year: 2021
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: December 13, 2025
I really don’t have a lot to say about this one. The Chateau Bybline Cinsault 2021 is a light-bodied red that reflects a familiar expression of Lebanese cinsault. Expect light tannins and notes of red fruits and mild spices. Largely straightforward, suited for casual consumption, not for focused tasting or wine nights.
Name: Bybline Echo
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault
Year: 2020
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: December 8, 2025
The Bybline Echo 2020 is a light to medium-bodied red wine that blends together Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, and Cinsault. It is straightforward and accessible, and you can expect simple fruity notes, leaning toward red fruits, with light tannins and an easy texture.
Overall, let’s just say that this is a drinkable wine. It works well as a casual bottle (to try for the sake of trying a new Lebanese red), but it does not leave a strong impression or invite deeper exploration.
Name: Ainata Reserve Cuvee 12 2013 (by Chateau Salomon)
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Not Mentioned
Year: 2013
Country: Lebanon
Region: North Lebanon
Date Consumed: December 3, 2025
This bottle has a bit of a story for me. It was made by a friend’s family, and for the past three years it’s been sitting quietly among our other wines. It’s one of those bottles you keep meaning to open, but somehow never do.
A few days ago, however, while my wife and I were reviewing our wine inventory, trying to pick our Christmas lineup, we said it was finally time to see what it had become.
And I’m glad we uncorked it.
The Ainata Reserve Cuvée 12 turned out to be a surprisingly confident wine, full-bodied and delicious. And for its age, it tasted quite young.
Lovely.
Bored Absurdist 