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Lebanese Wines: Chateau Oumsiyat Jaspe 2019

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Name: Chateau Oumsiyat Jaspe 2019
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault, Syrah
Year: 2019
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: June 18, 2024

Here we have an easy-to-drink, medium-bodied red wine from Mount Lebanon.

Since I had to uncork it on a hot summer day, I made sure I cooled it a little. Mostly, I got notes of red fruits and a mild aftertaste of spices.

Balanced tannins. Good vibes. Nothing to complain about.

Overall, although the wine did its job, I wasn’t totally impressed by it. It’s a good wine, good enough to uncork a bottle on a weekday afternoon, but not good enough for me to say I loved it.

Lebanon Wine Review: Chateau Cana Comète Rouge 2016 - Lebanese, Red Wine

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Cana Comète Rouge 2016

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Name: Chateau Cana Comète Rouge 2016
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Sabbaghieh, Cinsault, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
Year: 2016
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: June 2, 2024

If you’re looking for a good Lebanese red wine with a good bang for your buck, Chateau Cana’s Comète Rouge can be it. It’s medium-bodied and dry, and its tannins are shy. Expect notes of black fruits, ripe cherry, and gentle spices.

The Comète Rouge can be paired with red meat, strong cheeses, and rotisserie chicken. But I’d also pair it with all sorts of snacks: chips, nuts, crackers, and whatever one devours on game nights.

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