Château Kefraya - Plaine de la Bekaa Comte de M 2016
Lebanon
Red
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90/100
Robert Parker
"A complex tasting reflecting the diversity of Lebanon's terroirs!"
"On tasting, the 2015 is lighter and fresher, while this wine is warmer, with riper fruit, and it absorbs the wood a little better. It is not, however, as graceful and fine overall. I'd personally lean towards the 2015, but reasonable minds might disagree. It's more obvious in many ways, but it's also well put together and beautifully structured. It should age another ten years, at least. 2023-2032" (Wine Advocate 2023)
Features
Estate
Château Kefraya
Cuvée
Comte de M
Vintage
2016
Designation
Plaine de la Bekaa
Region
Lebanon
Grape varieties
69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Syrah
Terroirs
Clay-limestone soils for Cabernet Sauvignon, clay-limestone for Syrah
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
In 60 hl oak tuns with a maceration period of 2 weeks including 5 days of cold prefermentary maceration, fermentation at a controlled temperature of 20/22°C, malolactic fermentation.
Breeding
22 months in French oak barrels (100% new)
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense ruby-red with garnet highlights and a brilliant disk.
Nose
Powerful and elegant, beautiful aromatic intensity, scents of fresh red fruit, liquorice, menthol, complemented by light floral and roasted notes, sublime complexity.
Mouth
Ample, fresh attack, very well-balanced tannic structure, smooth, velvety texture, ripe fruit flavors, subtly smoky, woody aromas revealing great complexity, magnificent aromatic persistence on the finish.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with daube, dishes cooked with black truffles, mature cheeses...
Château Kefraya
Bekaa Plain
Expert opinion
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2023) 90/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Comte de M 2016 is a 69/31 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah aged for 20 months in almost entirely new French oak barrels. It has an alcohol content of 14.1%. In stark contrast to 2015 in terms of weather conditions, this 2016 was a heatwave vintage, during which we observed climatic variations. Given these unusual conditions, this vintage was aged longer in lightly toasted wooden barrels. On tasting, the 2015 is lighter and fresher, while this wine is warmer, with riper fruit, and absorbs the wood a little better. It is not, however, as graceful and fine overall. I'd personally lean towards the 2015, but reasonable minds might disagree. It's more obvious in many ways, but it's also well put together and beautifully structured. It should age another decade, at least. 2023-2032
Gilbert & Gaillard
Rated area (2022 guide) Recommended
Andreas Larsson
Area rated Recommended
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