Mersel Red Velvet, an easy drinking light red made whole cluster from Cinsaut in the Bekaa, built deliberately to be served cold like a white wine rather than at room temperature.
Tasting Notes
An easy drinking light red, made whole cluster and bottled young. It was created to be enjoyed cold, much like a white, and that is genuinely how it shows best. Expect bright, juicy red fruit and very little tannin, refreshing rather than serious. Fermented natively in a sealed concrete tank for up to two weeks, pressed off skins, then a further week of fermentation before natural malolactic.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Cinsaut
- Origin: Lebanon, Deir El Ahmar in the Bekaa Valley at 1,200m
- Style: Light red, whole cluster, natural wine, made to be served chilled
- Winemaking: Hand harvested in September, destemmed into sealed concrete tank, native fermentation up to two weeks at 25°C, pressed off skins, a further week of fermentation, then natural malolactic
Food Pairing
Lebanese mezze, charcuterie, grilled vegetables, and light summer dishes.
Serving
Serve cold at 10 to 12°C. This red is meant to be chilled.
About the Producer
Mersel Wine is a natural wine producer working in the Lebanese mountains, founded by winemaker Eddie Chami. The estate farms high altitude sites from Terboul at 700 metres up to Ainata in the Bekaa at 1,700 metres, working with the indigenous Merwah grape alongside international varieties, using hand picking, indigenous yeasts and minimal intervention.
