CHF 29.90
120 in stock
Pinot Gris
2020 · White · 13.0% · 75 cl
Pinot Gris
Pale lemon-yellow with grey-green highlights — crystal clear. Flint and silex on the nose followed by delicate florals. Saline, lightly iodic notes; long mineral finish of rare precision.
Food Pairing
Seafood, fish, oysters. Lebanese fish mezze, grilled sea bass, hummus with seafood.
Vineyard And Terroir
0.5 ha — the first Pinot Gris ever planted in Lebanon (1998). Claylimestone at 1,200 m, south/southeast exposure. Saline minerality unique to this site.
Winemaking
Hand-harvested in early August. 2week stainless steel fermentation, 8 months in stainless steel. No malolactic. Residual sugar 0.2 g/l.
Technical Sheet
Grape: 100% Pinot Gris
✦ Pioneer · First Pinot Gris planted in Lebanon — 1998
Serving Temperature
6–8 °C
Decanting
Not required
Cellaring
10–15 Years
Glass
White Burgundy
Château Khoury
Founded in 2002 by Raymond and Brigitte El Khoury on the eastern foothills of Mount Lebanon near Dhour Zahlé, with vineyards already planted in 1995 on land left fallow after the civil war. Their son Jean-Paul, trained in Reims, leads the winemaking today. Château Khoury was the first Lebanese estate to introduce Alsatian varieties such as Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris alongside classic Bordeaux varietals.
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