Phoenix Merwah
Field Blend
2021

First Made: 2017

Grape: Merwah (80%), Sangiovese (20%)

Farming: Organic

Yield: Merwah: 20hL / Ha

Alcohol Content: 12.5%

Residual Sugar: 0 g/L

PH Level: 3.19

SO2: 9 PPM

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Region: Dimane, Qannboubine Valley - North Lebanon (1,600m)

Indigenous Merwah vines, over 150 years old.

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Best Opened: Best to open at 10 degrees celsius as one would a white wine.

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Winemaking Method: Picked in middle of October and destemmed into stainless tanks, the wine is fermented on skins for 4 weeks and racked off skins in November into stainless tanks. The temperature at the winery reaches -5 degrees celsius during the night, consistently in winter, allowing for natural cold stabilization of the wine. I think by the time the wine is bottled, it would have been through MLF, otherwise mind the bubbles!