Château Héritage Cuvée Saint Elie Red 2019

Saint Elie Red

A dry red wine with an explosive mouth of red and black fruits like black cherry, blueberry, grenadine, and raspberry. A pleasant acidity that balances perfectly with very elegant and remarkable tannins. A full-bodied wine with an exceptional and unforgettable length.

Wine Type

Red Wine

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon 60% & Cinsault 40%.

Appellation

Bekaa-Valley of Lebanon

Harvest

Totally manual harvest with only the exceptional years and optimal quality grapes used

Maturation

100% stainless steel

Aging

The Cabernet-Sauvignon was aged in oak barrels for 12-months.

The Cinsault matured in stainless steel tanks.

Serving

Best served at 15 – 18°C

Decanting

Decant for an hour prior to savoring

Winemaking & Tasting Notes

Brilliant ruby color. Splendid nose of coffee and chocolate grilled and toasted, vanilla and cassis. Explosive mouth of red and black fruits, with remarkable and elegant tannins. Exceptional finish. As our father used to say “this is a manly wine”.

The summer of 2014 was the last harvest that our father Elias Tanios Touma participated in, before he passed away in January 2015. As an homage to the founder of this company, a beloved and respected father and a great man, and to commemorate the last harvest we celebrated together, we are releasing this special wine bottle called “cuvee saint Elie”. Saint Elie is the patron saint of our father, our family and our winery and this wine is intended as a celebration of our father’s passion for life. His favorite grapes were the “Cinsault” for being the oldest Lebanese grape and the “Cabernet Sauvignon” for being “as resilient as the Lebanese people no matter where you cultivate it, it will grow and prosper and gives you an amazing thing”. This wine is a combination of these two grapes with medium oak so as not to mask the bouquet of the wine.

Food Pairing

Medium done Red Meats and cheese dishes.

Specifics

Alcohol %: 14%

Total Acidity (sulfuric a./l): 3.44

Residual Sugar (g/l):1.2

Awards

Gilbert & Gaillard 2019 : Gold Medal : Note 90/100

Château Héritage wines have been very well received on the international market with a remarkable performance while participating in international competitions.