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Château Kefraya - Bekaa Valley Les Arcanes 2019

Château Kefraya - Plaine de la Bekaa Les Arcanes 2019

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4/5 (1 customers)
Lebanon
complex
velvety texture
spicy dish

“ Favorite at the Wine Paris 2024 Favorite , this winery offers exceptional complexity of flavors!”

“Château Kefraya Les Arcanes 2019 offers immediate pleasure, both on the nose and on the palate. This cuvée is the result of a carefully crafted blend of grape varieties that takes you on a journey through intense notes of black cherries and fresh, juicy dates, roasted coffee beans, and oriental spices. Menthol and licorice notes add complexity to the overall profile. On the palate, structure and elegance intertwine within a velvety texture and fine-grained tannins that suggest lovely aging potential in addition to the immediate enjoyment it offers. A long, spicy finish: you’ll be asking for more! (International Wine Buyer, 1J1V - Wine Paris 2024)

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Estate

Château Kefraya

Vintage

Les Arcanes

Vintage

2019

Designation

Plaine de la Bekaa

Region

Lebanon

Grape varieties

Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Marselan

Terroirs

Selection of plots, Bekaa Valley (over 1,000 meters above sea level), Yammouneth tectonic fault: home to a variety of terroirs (clay-limestone, clay-silt, stony)

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Destemming, optical sorting, alcoholic fermentation, and maceration for 1 to 2 weeks in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks

Livestock farming

Aged for 27 months, 60% in tanks and 40% in French oak barrels (2% of which were new and 38% had previously held wine)

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Deep ruby color, clear and brilliant

Nose

Complex, clean, and full-bodied, with aromas of cherries and fresh dates, licorice, and vanilla, enhanced by hints of mint and roasted notes; a lovely range of aromas, inviting

Palate

A smooth attack, beautiful structure with a tannic backbone that promises aging potential; the balance is elegant, with flavors of red berries and oriental spices, complemented by a long, slightly peppery finish that is complex and velvety on the palate

Serve

At 17-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy it with moussaka, a kefta tagine, Lebanese-style chicken...

More information at Château Kefraya

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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

Gilbert & Gaillard

Gilbert & Gaillard

Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended

Andreas Larsson

Andreas Larsson

Rated Winery Recommended

Customer rating

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4/5

based on 1 review

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Review by Mr. ERIC C. Posted on May 22, 2024

A great year (2019) for this classic race on the Bella Plain

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