2021 Massaya Blanc, Bekaa Valley, LebanonABOUT THIS WINE Made from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Obedi, a grape indigenous to the Bekaa Valley, this is a lithe yet supple unoaked white with notes of spiced pear and white flowers. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Every start up enterprise needs a helping hand, and from its early days Massaya has been fortunate to have the support of two distinguished French winemakers. Sami Ghosn made the connection in 1998, first with Dominique Hebrard in Bordeaux and

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The grapes are hand-picked and after racking at low temperature

Made in San Francisco - Organic

Marc-Antonin worked in the cellar alongside Jacques for three years before his grandfather’s death and learned the traditional style that Gagnard-Delagrange is known for

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ideal conditions to reach maturity

rich soils

he decided to vinify this block separately