Name: Chateau Musar Hochar Pere et Fils 2020
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache
Year: 2020
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: February 13, 2024

When it comes to Lebanese wines, what we have here is a classic. This is a bottle that deserves to age in every cellar. It deserves to be consumed on Sundays, holidays, and every day that can be called a good day. I love this wine. It’s full-bodied and dry and comes with notes of black fruits, wood, tobacco, and tiny hints of hibiscus and sumac. I like to pair it with steaks and cold cuts.

Name: Château Kefraya Adéenne Red 2020
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Aswad Karech, Asmi Noir
Year: 2020
Country: Lebanon
Region: Beqaa Valley
Date Consumed: February 11, 2024

Of all the Château Kefraya wines, the Adéenne Red is the only one that I wouldn’t have again. To be sure, it does taste like a wine made by experts, and it does come with nicely balanced notes with the potential to entertain the most demanding and selective palates. However, even though I acknowledge the creativity and effort put into the creation of the Adéenne, I’d like to play the “subjectivity” card here and say that this wine just isn’t made for me.

Please don’t take my word for it; I encourage you to try it. Who knows? Maybe you’ll fall in love with it.