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Domaine de Baal White is a real summer treat. The wine has a pale yellow color, an elegant mineral nose with hints of citrus and grapefruit. This assemblage of chardonnay and sauvignon blanc has the full flavor of the grapes with a golden richness. On the palate, it has notes of pear, apple and a slight buttery creaminess. The soil of the vineyards ensures that each grape is full of pure flavor and will certainly not disappoint. It finishes with an exotic and silky finish.
Aging: 25% of the wine is aged for 8-10 months in French oak barrels.
In the northeast corner of Lebanon rises one of the most celebrated sanctuaries of the ancient world: The city of Baalbek, named after the Phoenician deity Baal, god of fertility, and home to the great Roman temple of Bacchus, god of wine. Also in this corner is Domaine de Baal at an altitude of 1,200 meters. The estate is situated on the limestone slopes on the western side of Mont-Lebanon, overlooking the Bekaa Valley, a fertile land once called the "wheat loft" of the Romans.
The estate's first vines were planted in 1994, but it wasn't until 2006, after spending many years in Saint-Emilion, that owner and winemaker Sebastien Khoury returned to Lebanon and produced the estate's first vintage.
Respect for nature is paramount for Khoury. He has planted his seven acres with organically grown cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, syrah, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. The limestone and clay soils, organic processes that are closely monitored and fully respect the life cycles of both the soil and vineyard, along with low intervention in the cellar, allows Domaine de Baal to produce fine and elegant wines each year that reflect the beautiful Mediterranean terroir.
With minimalist, eco-friendly buildings and architecture, the one-meter-thick walls, along with the green roofs covered with earth and plants, provide the ideal environment for the winemaking and aging processes. The vaulted oak barrel cellar was built mid-ground to ensure a year-round average temperature of 13 to 16ºC and humidity of 60 to 70%.
