Saint George Muscat from Jordan, bright light yellow with greenish hues, a very aromatic nose of honeysuckle and orange blossom with peach and a resinous pine edge, light yet mouth filling with a pleasant bitterness and a musky finish.
Tasting Notes
Bright light yellow colour with greenish hues. A very aromatic nose of white flowers, honeysuckle and orange blossom, with peach and hints of resinous pine and a faint petrol note on the retro-nasal. Light yet mouth filling, with a pleasant bitterness and a musky aftertaste. Flowery, fresh and delicate. Muscat is one of the few grapes that smells the way it tastes, and this is a clean, dry expression of it rather than a sweet one.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Muscat
- Origin: Jordan (clay, limestone and basalt soils)
- Style: Dry white, highly aromatic, certified organic
- Viticulture: Certified organic, yields held under two tonnes per hectare, no herbicides or chemical fertiliser
Food Pairing
Light salads and seafood platters. Also good with lightly spiced Asian dishes.
Serving
Serve at 8 to 10°C. Straight from the fridge.
About the Producer
Saint George is the wine of Omar Zumot, whose father Bulos founded the family drinks company in 1954. The name comes from the church of Saint George at Madaba, beside which Omar planted his first vineyard using vines brought from France. The estate now farms three sites: Madaba on clay and limestone, Souf in the mountains of Jerash at 1,150 metres, and the principal vineyard at Sama al-Sarhan on the Syrian border, where basalt thrown out by the extinct volcano of Jabal Druze layers the soil and changes every half metre. All are certified organic. Sheep graze between the rows, irrigation comes from carp ponds that enrich the water with nitrate, and yields are held below two tonnes per hectare, around a quarter of the world average.
