Les Bretèches 2019 Red - Château Kefraya - Lebanon 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48
For generations, the Bustros family has owned a vast agricultural estate in the Lebanese West Bekaa Valley. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 It was in 1946 that the construction of the castle began, established on a tell, an artificial hill erected by the Romans centuries earlier to monitor troop movements. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Attracted by the beauty of the site, the visionary founder Michel de Bustros launched considerable work to establish the vineyard of Château Kefraya on these magnificent hillsides. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 The first vines appeared in 1951 and it was only in 1979 and in extremely difficult conditions during the Lebanese war (1975-1990), that Château Kefraya began to produce its own wine, with grapes from its 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 own vineyard and vinified in its own cellar. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Anxious to respect the expression of the terroir, a reasoned viticulture allows the vines to flourish in the healthiest conditions. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 Significant differences in temperature between day and night make it possible to obtain perfect ripeness of the grapes and to harvest by hand serenely. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 In an artistic approach, all Château Kefraya wines are the result of a blend of grape varieties. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 "The work of art lies in the art of blending. As a painter mixes the colors of his palette to create his canvas, the oenologist composes his wines from various grape varieties, in search of harmony and 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48 balance" Michel de Bustros. 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48