Mersel 'Elevate' Merwah Amber 2021 (750 ml)

About the wine
Natural amber wine made from indigenous Merwah grapes.
Place Bqaa Kafra, Wadi Annoubine, Lebanon (2000m)
Grapes 100% Merwah
Farming Organic
Alcohol 11.5%
Sugar 1 g/L
Grape Yield 8hL/Ha, 50 year-old vines
PH Level 3.21
SO2 7 PPM

Winemaking
Merwah grapes were harvested in November from vines at 2000m above sea level. The grapes were de-stemmed and crushed into Lebanese amphora and stainless steel tanks then fermented on skins for 12 days until dry. Aged in neutral oak barrels and Georgian Qvevri for 8 months and then in bottle for one year. Uninoculated, natural Malolactic Fermentation, unfined and unfiltered.

About Mersel Wine
Lebanon is among the oldest site in wine production in the world. Today we continue this legacy, with the same passion that the Phoenicians had centuries ago, exporting to the world best quality wine from the land of the cedars.

Mersel wanted to embed Lebanese culture with its wines. Lebanese people are warm and hospitable, they open their hearts and homes and welcome those around them. Mersel wanted to create wines that fit with the Lebanese character, wines that are for everyone to enjoy, and wines that help our local farmers.

The name ‘Mersel Wine’ comes from the region Maksar Mersel, which is the highest viticulture region in Lebanon, located between the Cedars and Ainata El Arz at analtituderanging between 2,000 and 2,400m. We also have vineyards in Ainata in the Bekaa Valley, Dimane and Bcharre in Wadi Qannoubine, and Bousit in Northern Lebanon.

Mersel’s philosophy is to keep it simple. Our wines are made naturally, with very little or no sulfites. Our wines are unfiltered and unfined using organic farming methods, resulting in simple fermented wine.

Mersel Wine is committed to producing high-quality wines and spirits that are not mainstream in the Lebanese market. Mersel strives to produce wine withdiverse tastes and methods using natural and environmentally friendly methods. Mersel is committed to planting and maintaining our vineyards in an environmentally friendly manner so thatevery bottle can be savoured and enjoyed.

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