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Wine Review of a Lebanese wine: Cave du Monastere St Jean Cuvee Zakher 2019

Lebanese Wines: Cave du Monastere St Jean Cuvee Zakher 2019

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Name: Cave du Monastere St Jean Cuvee Zakher 2019
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah
Year: 2019
Country: Lebanon
Region: Mount Lebanon
Date Consumed: October 16, 2023

Description:

Minutes after pouring, the sediment settles to the bottom
like childhood sins in the subconscious of an old man.
All is forgiven.
This is a wine that tastes like a prayer on a stormy night.
It is a confession.
Confessions by Saint Augustine, Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
I can smell old books caramelized on forgotten shelves.
I can taste prunes, rain, and firewood.
At the dinner table with my family, I feel like crying
but I laugh instead.

Chateau Ksara 2016, Lebanese Wine.

Lebanese Wines: Chateau Ksara 2016

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Name: Chateau Ksara 2016
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Year: 2016
Country: Lebanon
Region: Beqaa Valley
Date Consumed: May 7, 2023

Description:

Dirty secrets aged in oak barrels.
Dark matter wrapped around my tongue.
A full-bodied wine for a wandering mind.

Like reading a book in a haunted castle.
Like swimming in the ocean at night, thinking about sharks.
Like peeling off the pantyhose of a stripper.
Waiting for the monster to come out from under the bed.
Waiting for the shark to bite my leg.
Waiting for a kiss from lips so red.

This wine scores 89/100.

Lebanese Wines: Aurora Cabernet Franc 2018

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Name: Aurora – Cabernet Franc 2018
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Year: 2018
Country: Lebanon
Region: North Lebanon

Experience

Date Consumed: February 22, 2023

A wine that tastes like aged lust wrapped in satin.

Imagine a beautiful woman sitting cross-legged on dewy grass,
watching the night sky, letting the time pass.
Listen to her laughter
right after
she gives you the middle finger.

The wine plays with your tongue.
Fondling.

Something silky, ferric,
with hints of strawberry.
The taste of soft, bitten lips.

A kiss.
A false goodbye.
An image, a memory
of what could have been.