El Ixsir 2018 – Liban

The nose is fruity, precise, well-structured and offers elegance, power as well as complexity. It reveals notes of blakberry, ripe/juicy wild cassis and small notes of liquorice associated with fine touches of Cuben pepper, vanilla as well as very discreet hints of fig and spices. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a beautiful mineral frame, a beautiful definition/finesse, gourmandize, unctuosity as well as a very fine fleshiness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cassis, fleshy/juicy cherry and small notes of fleshy/juicy red berries associated with small touches of juicy/fleshy strawberry, liquorice, chocolate, vanilla, a fine hint of fig as well as very fine hints of chocolate, crushed almond and a very discreet hint of blood orange. Good length.