Domaine des Tourelles Vieilles Vignes White 2021Founded in 1868, Domaine des Tourelles make wine in the exceptional Bekaa Valley region of Lebanon. High altitude tempers the hot climate, giving wines with both delicious ripe fruit and food friendly freshness. A very special white wine from old vines of the rare Lebanese varieties Obeidi and Merwah, some older than 100 years grown in remote mountain vineyards. Despite it's low alcohol (just 11%) this is packed with complexity, savoury and mineral

textural character

less than 10% new wood

Fruit characters come through quite strongly with a clean citrus and mineral character rounding off the finish

Nestled within its picturesque estate is an inviting hotel and restaurant

From a selection of vineyards in the Sonoma Coast region

classic and elegant wines

The palate is direct and lean with a saline minerality and a mix of stone fruit and citrus flavours: apricot

with growing conditions that are approximately 5 degrees cooler than the rest of Stellenbosch thanks to high altitude and cooling winds

meaning you can get 20 servings out of one bottle

with a gloriously soft mouthfeel

Both the bouquet and palate showcase creamy notes from 11 months of oak barrel fermentation

a powerful finish and subtle nuttiness