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

fresh floral notes (from elderflower and orange blossom to jasmine)

displaying an elegant and complex blended malt that is

Crafted from hand-harvested grapes

mouth-filling fruit

Silvio Jermann developed this vineyard into arguably the most famous in the region

making very fine wines

Bodegas Martinez Lacuesta have been making wine since the late 1800s and three generations of the Lacuesta family have made the wine during this period

The Poggio Scudieri estate in Montalcino is the crown jewel in the range of the historic Tuscan Sensi family

the region has also been less swayed by the tide of tradition in Champagne

Notes of quince

and subtle nutty hints that follow through to the palate

Francisco "Xito" Olazabal is the master behind this beautiful wine