Pinot Gris 2011

Origin of name:

Being the only ones until now to have planted this varietal in Lebanon, it was natural to try and develop a wine coming 100% out of it.

However, this varietal is capricious in our climate, and is generally made into a sweet late harvest wines (when the summers are milder). In cases of hot summers, the varietal is vinified as a dry wine like this one.

Product information:

- Year: 2011

- Varietal: Pinot Grigio (100%)

- Annual production : Bottles (50cl)

- Type of wine: Dry white wine

- Packaging: 75cl

- Number of bottles per carton: 6 x 75cl

Technical Information:

- Alcohol volume: 12%

- Residual Sugar: 0.2 g/l

- Total Acidity: 5.2 g/l H2SO4

- Volatile acidity : 0.38 g/l H2SO4

Information on the plot:

- Location : Dhour Zahle, Bekaa

- Soil: argillaceous limestone

- Exposure: South/ South East

- Area: 0.5ha

- Altitude : 1200m

- Size : Double Guyot without bowing

- Age of the vines: 18 years

- Number of vines per hectare: 4000

- Yield: 30 hl/ ha

- Method of culture: In organic conversion

Winemaking process:

- Harvest: August

- Fermentation: 2 weeks

- Type of aging: In stainless steel tanks

- Maturing period: 8 months

- Bottled in May and then rested at least 4 months in the cellar before sale

Tasting advice:

- Temperature: 6° C

- Storage: 5-10 years

- Pairing wine: sufficient to itself, it will be excellent as an aperitif with seafood or fish

Tasting notes:

Beautiful, pale, yellow color, with green-grey highlights and very bright parts. Then, clear scent revealing flint, and more floral notes. Beautiful attack, very nice freshness, notes slightly with salty and iodized water.