2023 | Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah | Lebanon Corison Winery The richness of the Merlot

The richness of the Merlot

it slips slowly out of the glass with captivating scents of black raspberries

ginger and vanilla

Dark red ruby color

stem and berry leading to an elegant

2023 | Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah | Lebanon Corison Winery The richness of the MerlotThis "Phoenix" skin contact cuve is made from such centenarian vines. It's organically farmed, own rooted, and planted on sandy volcanic soils in the cooler climate Wadi Qannoubine Valley at 1300 meters above sea level. This is an area where many of the vineyards went untended for decades due to war, land mines, and people simply leaving the country. Three weeks on the skins in a mix of steel and amphora, it's lightly orange in color but retaines