Massaya Beqaa Valley Cap Est 2018 CS20231026 letting Barbera's natural high acidity

letting Barbera's natural high acidity and dark fruit do the talking

and wild aromas and flavors

fortified and bottled

Aromas of minty pear

Expect a rose with real presence

Massaya Beqaa Valley Cap Est 2018 CS20231026 letting Barbera's natural high acidityCap Est is the top red at Massaya, the Lebanese estate run by Sami and Ramzi Ghosn alongside their French partners from Vieux Telegraphe and Bordeaux. The grapes come from a chalky hillside site at 1,200 meters in the far northeast of the Bekaa Valley, near Ras Baalbek. The blend is half Grenache, half Mourvedre, aged 22 months in oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered. The wine is elegant and velvety, with violets, ripe red berries, and a clear