Sept Winery
Jardin Secret Goom
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Merweh, Jardin secret, 900m. Sémillion essentially and this is oxidative made. The nose is bonkers, intense Brazil nuts, smoke, and a distant memory of pineapple and canned apricot. Even more fun in your mouth. Fruit intensity returns, more herbal involvement (esp thyme) and there's a really pleasing structure and long finish. Pretty strong case for this being an entirely different beast to aussie and French sem.
Merweh, Jardin secret, 900m. Sémillion essentially and this is oxidative made. The nose is bonkers, intense Brazil nuts, smoke, and a distant memory of pineapple and canned apricot. Even more fun in your mouth. Fruit intensity returns, more herbal involvement (esp thyme) and there's a really pleasing structure and long finish. Pretty strong case for this being an entirely different beast to aussie and French sem.
Jul 2nd, 20221150m up. Yeah very interesting, a grape that may very well be Chardonnay. Its not a tightly structured wine, much more herbal and reductive, in fact to the extent that the struck match aroma could almost be mistaken for oak. Acidity is there and the fruit concentration is an interesting lime and apricot mix, olive brine salinity, but the length is quite short.
Not a disappointing wine at all and worth supporting. Sept focus on indigenous single varietal releases and this should be encouraged.
1150m up. Yeah very interesting, a grape that may very well be Chardonnay. Its not a tightly structured wine, much more herbal and reductive, in fact to the extent that the struck match aroma could almost be mistaken for oak. Acidity is there and the fruit concentration is an interesting lime and apricot mix, olive brine salinity, but the length is quite short.
Not a disappointing wine at all and worth supporting. Sept focus on indigenous single varietal releases and this should be encouraged.