2014 Saint John

Karam 2014 Saint John

Wine Content-type: Red wine
Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot & Cabernet Franc
Appellation: Jezzine, Southern Lebanon
Fermentation: 100% in stainless steel

Maturation: Aged in oak barrels for 12 months
70% new French oak, 30% American oak one wine

Serving: Best served at 17°C
Decanting: Decant for one hour prior to savoring

Winemaking & Tasting Notes

Four carefully selected varietals, come together in an uncommon blend, a subtle liquid work of art, with a wide spectrum of aromas from dried prunes to smoke to cherries and spice. This wine offers fresh entry to the mouth. Integration of wood is well balance by the ripe red fruits with a touch of sweetness. In the midpalate, the soft tannins announce themselves. In the aft-palate, it offers fruit-filled length. This unfiltered wine offers outstanding balance and structure, making it perfect for ageing or immediate enjoyment.

Vintage 2013 – Winner of SPECIAL PRIZE FOR LEBANON – Citadelles du Vin 2018, Bordeaux

Food Pairing: Gravy dishes of duck, lamb and hard cheeses

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Arak Baladi  is initially a pretty new arak varieties.

This Lebanese arak, however, belongs to the favorites among the compatriots already. Thus, however, this is also becoming more and more famous!

Finally, the Arak Baladi  is both strong and elegant.

The strong aroma is clearly noticeable in the bouquet as well as in the taste. In this respect, this brandy also has an honest and traditional effect on the drinker. Accordingly, gentle nuances of licorice unfold here again.

A really clear and honest arak from Lebanon. And despite its intense and impulsive personality, this arak still seems very approachable. Accordingly, even a little too seductive. Because once you start drinking it, some people might find it hard to stop. Especially if the the arak is drunk chilled and of course with ice cubes in the summer.

However, this brandy can be drunk with numerous dishes. Among them, of course, raw meat such as tartar or carpaccio. However, this arak is indeed one of the few varieties that can be drunk on its own.

ARAK ABI SA3DA IS ONE FROM MOST FAMOUS OLD ARAK IN Lebanon, FOUNDED FROM HUNDRED YEARS AGO JUST TO MAKE THE TRUE TASTE OF LEBANESE ARAK WITH OLD WAY OF DOING ARAK BUT WITH DEVELOPED MACHINE TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL TASTE OF LEBANESE ARAK.

Winemaking: The grapes are manually harvested, totally stemmed and transferred to tank in order to achieve the alcoholic fermentation. The Cinsault is shortly vatted to keep the freshness, the Syrah and Mourvedre are kept for a longer time to extract the aroma and spices, and the Cabernet-Sauvignon undergoes long skin contact to express length and elegance. The free flowing and press wine achieve the malolactic fermentation in different vats.

Maturing: The grape varietals are matured separately in vats for 14 to 18 months before being blended, fined and bottled. Taste: Its bright intense ruby red colour, with an exotic fruity aroma along with spicy and licorice notes make it a wine to remember. The mellow and supple tannins produce a persisting length on the Palate Ageing It can be drunk upon purchase or kept for 2 to 3 years in a good cellar.

Serving: Its easy flowing taste suits daily consumption and goes along very well with leg of lamb and stew

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Forget etiquette, Drink from the Bottle. Our Red is made for us. The loud, the happy, the ones unconcerned by public opinion. We lift our glasses with smiles, and drink them whole with joy. We taste the fruity, the fresh, and well rounded, and inhale the aroma of our red fruits! We gulp it all down with a smirk! Let the streets run Red. Grape variety: 15% Merlot 15% Cabernet Sauvignon 30% Syrah 40% Tempranillo VINIFICATION: Traditional, in stainless steel tanks. Aged for 2 years in concrete tanks. Bouquet: Red Fruits, well balanced aromas Taste: Fresh, Fruity and Round ADDITIONAL INFO:

• Sugar content: 2.04g/l

• Total Acidity: 3.03 (g.Sulfiric a./l)

• ABV - 13%

• CL - 75

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Chateau Ksara Sunset Rose, an intense pink colour with an aroma of red berries and a hint of spiciness, with an initial roundness in the mouth, and finishing with a fresh and vivid taste. Winemaking & maturing Selected from the best vats of red grapes, this wine is obtained by bleeding. After 10 to 14 hours of maceration, fermentation is done at a low temperature (18°C). Once the alcoholic fermentation is completed, the wine is racked-off and sulphured to avoid malolactic fermentation. Once it has stabilised, SUNSET is bottled in the spring, to preserve its ripe fruit flavours. Ageing Better appreciated the first year; it can be kept for up to 2 years in a good cellar. Serving This fresh robust wine, with its slightly spicy aroma, is the ideal accompaniment to Mediterranean or Oriental cuisine. It also complements raw vegetables and cold meat. It should be served chilled (8-10°C) in order to reveal its spicy flavour, freshness and balance.

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