2023 | Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah | Lebanon Corison Winery Nothing redundant here

Nothing redundant here

bright finish infused with blood orange acidity—a harmonious and refined expression with depth and energy

It is exposed in one of the best positions

The aromas of honeysuckle

ginger and vanilla

2023 | Mersel Phoenix Skin Contact Merwah | Lebanon Corison Winery Nothing redundant hereThis "Phoenix" skin contact cuve is made from such centenarian vines. It's organically farmed, own rooted, and planted on sandy volcanic soils in the cooler climate Wadi Qannoubine Valley at 1300 meters above sea level. This is an area where many of the vineyards went untended for decades due to war, land mines, and people simply leaving the country. Three weeks on the skins in a mix of steel and amphora, it's lightly orange in color but retaines