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Cuvée Saint Elie Rosé |
On the palate, “Saint Elie Rosé” is a dry, serious and generous rosé wine with an exceptional freshness. A full mouth full of red fruits mostly raspberry. Very balanced acidity with a fruity taste and an exceptional finish. |
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Wine Type |
Rosé wine |
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Grape Variety |
Syrah 60% and Cabernet-Sauvignon 40% |
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Appellation |
Jezzine, Southern Lebanon |
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Harvest |
Totally manual harvest with only the optimal quality grapes used. |
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Maturation |
This wine was made using the “Bleeding” method in which the wine was vinified as a red wine according to standard methods but early in the maceration process, the juice was removed from the tank and vinified separately. |
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Serving |
Best served at 8 – 12°C |
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Decanting |
No decanting is necessary prior to savoring |
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Winemaking & Tasting Notes |
A brilliant and clear purplish pink color. A pure and pronounced nose of red fruit, strawberry and raspberry. On the palate, “Saint Elie Rosé” is a dry, serious and generous rosé wine with an exceptional freshness. A full mouth full of red fruits mostly raspberry. Very balanced acidity with a fruity taste and an exceptional finish. An exceptional rosé deserving to be part of the cuvée Elie line. |
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Food Pairing |
Fish dishes, sushi, and white meat dishes. |
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Specifics |
Alcohol %: 13% |
Total Acidity (sulfuric a./l) 3.6 |
Residual Sugar (g/l) 0.84 |
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Awards |
Gilbert & Gaillard 2019: Gold Medal Note 86/100 |
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