Château Belle-Vue, La Renaissance, Bordeaux Style Blend
Other, Lebanon 2007 (750mL)
Regular price$44.00
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Château Belle-Vue, La Renaissance, Bordeaux Style Blend
Naji Boutros, owner and founder of Château Belle-Vue along with his wife Jill, left his tiny, home village of Bhamdoun during the early days of Lebanon’s civil war. He attended Stanford and made a name for himself on Wall Street and in London’s world of finance. After two decades, Naji returned home with his wife and four children with a passionate determination to return his family’s land to its agrarian roots and help the village prosper again. Today, Château Belle-Vue is the largest employer in the community. Bhamdoun, nestled half an hour east of Beirut on the hills above the entrance to the Bekaa Valley, is a village that has been rejuvenated with the help of Naji and Jill as well as the local B&B, bistro and public library. The vineyards of Château Belle-Vue stand on hallowed ground for Naji. The first vineyard they planted rests of the soil of his maternal grandparents’ Hotel Belle-Vue, which was forced to close its doors and serve as the family residence when war hit. Although the structure did not survive the war, the vineyard upholds the family’s agricultural roots while the winery bears its name.
Naji and Jill practice organic viticulture, dry farming and maintain incredibly low yields, which results in maximum concentration as evidenced by their stunning wine. They utilize cover crops to prevent erosion, maintain soil structure and manage water availability in their vineyards, which rise over 3000 to 4000 feet in altitude. This incredible mountain terroir provides unique minerality, a pest and disease-free environment and excellent diurnal shifts for their grapes, which are hand-harvested at optimal phenolic ripeness each year. The wine is fermented naturally without additional yeasts in stainless steel over three to four weeks. After a gentle press, followed by malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged by varietal for 24 months in new French Oak. After a final blend, the wines age in bottle for a minimum of two years prior to release. This particular blend of 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon is reminiscent of top-flight Bordeaux with a concentration and slight sweetness of fruit that surfaces in only the warmest vintages. With only 200 cases produced, this is truly a special, boutique wine that delivers astonishing price to quality.
