Producer
Château Ksara is Lebanon’s oldest winery, and its establishment laid the foundations for the country’s modern wine industry. It is situated in the heart of the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon’s pre-eminent wine-producing region. Winemaking began in 1857 when the estate was inherited by Jesuit monks, who began farming a 27-hectare plot of land where they produced Lebanon’s first dry red wine. In 1973, identifying Ksara’s potential, a consortium of forward-thinking local Lebanese businessmen purchased the estate and set about investing in the vineyards and the cellars. Their foresight has positioned Château Ksara as one of Lebanon’s most successful wineries.
Vineyard
This is the only wine of Château Ksara to be grown outside the Bekaa Valley. It comes from a remarkable plot of ungrafted sixty-year-old vines grown at 1,500 metres above sea level in the northern village of Douma.
Winery
The grapes were picked by hand and pressed with a short period of maceration on the skins, before undergoing fermentation at 16°C. The wine then underwent a spell of ageing on its lees before bottling.
