Massaya is run by brothers Sami and Ramzi Ghosn in partnership with Frédéric and Daniel Brunier from Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe and Dominique Hebrard, formerly from Château Cheval Blanc. Until recently Massaya’s vineyards have solely been located in the fertile Beqaa Valley, at an altitude of 1000 metres above sea level. At these Tanaïl vineyards the slopes are protected by Mount Lebanon and the Anti-Lebanon mountains. Free of frost and disease the Beqaa Valley enjoys a unique climate with long gentle summers, wet winters and an average temperature of 25ºC, perfect for viticulture. However, over the last seven years Sami and Ramzi together with Frédéric and Daniel Brunier, have developed Massaya vineyards in the more extreme, mineral areas of the Beqaa valley, moving onto hillside sites to the North East (Ras Baalbek) and North West (Hadath Baalbek), as well as further north of Baalbek. These vineyards are planted with Grenache and Mourvèdre for the red wines, and Obeidi, Clairette, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Vermentino for the Massaya white.

Massaya Terrasses de Baalbeck 2021
14.5% abv
Vol- 75cl
55% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre & 15 Syrah share the honours here and underline the close links between Massaya and the South of France, courtesy of M Daniel Brunier from Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe in Châteauneuf du Pape. Ripe fruit but with a savoury backdrop; concentrated and with a potential to develop.The wine is fermented in large oak before aging for 20-22 months in foudre.
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2021 | Bekaa Valley | Duty Paid | Grenache (Garnacha/Cannonau) | Lebanon | Massaya | Middle East & Asia | Mourvedre (Mataro / Monastrell) | Red | Shiraz / Syrah | Still | Wine- Reference #:
- 20650
- Strength
- 14.5 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Grapes
- Grenache (Garnacha/Cannonau), Mourvedre (Mataro / Monastrell), Shiraz / Syrah
- Organic
- Yes
- Biodynamic
- Yes
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Sparkling
- No
