Deep garnet with purplish hues, opening with ripe berries, blackberry, plum and blackcurrant. A beautiful body with supple tannins and hints of cedar wood.
Tasting Notes
This blend is a deep garnet colour with purplish hues. It opens with ripe berries, blackberry, plum and blackcurrant aromas. Beautiful body on the palate, with supple tannins and hints of cedar wood. Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir are almost never blended anywhere in the world, and the combination gives the structure of the first with the red fruited lift of the second.
Quick Facts
- Grapes: Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon
- Origin: Jordan (clay, limestone and basalt soils)
- Style: Dry red, medium bodied, certified organic
- Viticulture: Certified organic, yields held under two tonnes per hectare
Food Pairing
A great pairing for Jordanian and Palestinian cuisine, such as stuffed aubergine, or chicken with caramelised onions and sumac.
Serving
Serve at 14 to 16°C. Open fifteen minutes before pouring.
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.
