Mersel LebNat Pet Nat Gold 2022 - 750ml

Winemaker Notes

A golden expression of Merwah and Viognier with a delicate bubble. Balanced tropical notes of lychee and pineapple with a crisp acidity.

First Made: 2019

Grape: Viognier (50%), Merwah (50%)

Farming: Organic

Yield: Viognier: 32hL / Ha & Merwah: 25hL / Ha

Alcohol Content: 12.5%

Residual Sugar: 0 g/L

PH Level: 3.2

Region: Ainata, Bekaa Valley (1,700m) - Viognier vines, 11 year old

Dimane, Qannboubine Valley (1,600m) – Indigenous Merwah vines, over 15 year old.

Best Opened: Best to open at 5-8 degrees celsius as one would a Champagne due to the wine's persistent bubbles.

Winemaking Method: The wines are pressed, and stabulation happens in tank at 8c for 5 days. This allows for the juice and pulp to spend time together before fermentation starts.  The wine then starts fermentation for about 20 days at 14c, it is then bottled at 3 PSI, and it completes fermentation in the bottle, where it rests on lees for 5 months. It is then disgorged in February.

About the Winery

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

Our 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 an altitude ranging 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.

Our 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. We strive to produce wine with diverse tastes and methods using natural and environmentally friendly methods. We are committed to planting and maintaining our vineyards in an environmentally friendly manner so that every bottle can be savoured and enjoyed.

Unfined

Unfiltered