Another hangover on a sunny Sunday.
I wake up dead
and crawl out of bed, crawl
to the nearest water source,
a fountain of life,
and drink like a man who was just saved
from hell.
In hell, there’s no water,
but there are fountains you can drink from,
fountains of spirits that do not quench your thirst,
but dehydrate you instead
and dry up every stream of thought that once flowed
in your head.
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.
Name: Château Kefraya Les Exceptions Cabernet-Sauvignon 2016
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Year: 2016
Country: Lebanon
Region: Beqaa Valley
Date Consumed: January 21, 2024
Sweet black cherry,
sweeter than the average cabernet-sauvignon wines I’m used to,
sweeter than the dream I had about you.
Medium tannins. Ripe fruits,
riper than the apple picked by the viper
from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
A sip of sin, the original sin,
which simply means: “Now that you know,
you’re responsible.”
A sip of sin so pleasurable
I hear you pant,
see you undress, pull down your pants,
and wait for me.
Bored Absurdist 