White Bin
Vintage
Bottle
62 Ondarre Rioja Blanco, Barrique Fermented A delicious, balanced, fresh white Rioja made from the Viura grape.
2009
£28.00
63 Serra da Estrela Albarino A rounded, mineral flavour with melon and citrus tones and fresh, balanced acidity.
2009/10 £41.00
Spain
Lebanon 64 Château Ksara Chardonnay 2008/09 £45.00 Fermented in new oak with regular lees stirring to give a creamy complexity with notes of honey and peaches.
Chateau Ksara
Chateau Ksara is the country’s oldest winery and something of a household name in the Lebanon. The winery’s strong traditions can be traced back to 1857 when a group of Jesuit monks acquired the property. The Jesuits applied their knowledge of science and agriculture to plant French vines as well as developing two kilometres of Roman caves that proved ideal for the storage of wine. The Jesuits sold the winery to its current owners in 1973. The micro-climate in the Bekka Valley provides Ksara’s 348 hectares of vineyard with the perfect climatic conditions to grow healthy grapes without the use of chemical herbicides. The vineyards are at an altitude of 1200m and benefit from an average of 240 days of sunshine per year. The heat of the summer is compensated by the freshness of the nights when a gentle breeze circulates along the valley. Chateau Ksara (built on the site of an old ksar or fortress) is appropriately located in the same valley as the Temple of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and it was here that the Phoenicians perfected wine production more than 5000 years ago. A legacy that Ksara seek to continue. 14