Ch. Ksara, Blanc de Blancs
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Ch. Ksara, Blanc de Blancs - 2023

Item # 20944 750 mL

This is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Chardonnay that is elegant and subtle. Pairs well with delicate fresh fish or shell fish.
$17.96/ Single Bottle
$215.52 $193.97/ Case of 12
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Color
White
Vintage
2023
Country
Lebanon
Producer
Ksara
Grape Variety
Sauvignon Blanc
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Staff Pick Notes

If, like me, you love the richly flavorful reds and whites of Bordeaux and the Rhone Valley but suffer sticker shock bottle prices, look east to Lebanon. One of the world’s oldest wine producing regions that to this day is making some seriously high quality wines for some seriously good value. And Chateau Ksara, located in Bekaa Valley, is a great place to start. Their flagship Blanc de Blanc is an elegant and food-worthy white wine that far outshines its modest price point. A blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Chardonnay, the wine is reminiscent of a white Bordeaux while offering something unique and unexpected. Only the Chardonnay undergoes oak fermentation and malolactic conversion, giving the wine a sort of delicate density to compliment the higher acid, fruity Sauvignon and the honeyed, plump Semillon.

- JA

Glossary

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

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