Elevate Daw Al Amar

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Elevate Daw Al Amar · Mersel · Hosrom

The factsGrape, style, fermentation, vineyard, alcohol

Grapes (2021)

Daw Al Amar 100%Mersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer

Colour (2021)

WhiteMersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer

Sweetness (2021)

DryMersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer

Still or sparkling (2021)

StillMersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer; Mersel Wine's info sheet (merselwine.com) · Published by the producer

How it was made (2021)

Preparation: skin contact (2 weeks); stainless steel tank“Daw Al Amar grapes were left on skins for two weeks in a stainless steel tank,”Mersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer
Fermentation: stainless steel tank“they were pressed and fermented till dry. … Fermented: Stainless Steel Tank”Mersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer
Ageing: neutral oak barrel; georgian qvevri“They were then aged in a neutral oak barrel and Georgian Qvevri.”Mersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer
Fermentation: malolactic fermentation“Uninoculated, natural MLF took place.”Mersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer
Bottling: unfined; unfiltered“Unfined, unfiltered.”Mersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer

Vineyard region (2021)

Bekaa ValleyMersel Elevate Daw Al Amar 2021 info sheet · Published by the producer

Style (the wine in general)

“Natural still white wine” · as published by Mersel Wine's website (merselwine.com); wording for the wine in general (undated): not established for 2021, and not a certification

Fermentation, as recorded (2021)

Two weeks on skins in a stainless steel tank, pressed and fermented to dryness, then aged in neutral oak barrel and Georgian qvevri; natural malolactic fermentation; unfined, unfiltered(From Mersel Wine's website (merselwine.com) (undated description))

Vineyard (2021)

Ainata, Bekaa Valley (1,700m) · as written in the source

Alcohol

12.5%

Undated descriptions (not tied to a vintage)

These name no vintage, so Hosrom doesn't use them to describe or match a particular bottle.

“they were pressed and fermented till dry.”Dry · Mersel Wine's website (merselwine.com), read 2026-10-05 · not Hosrom's opinion
“Natural Still White Wine - 750ml”Still · Mersel Wine's website (merselwine.com), read 2026-10-05 · not Hosrom's opinion
“with its lightly spiced notes invoking the soft fullness of its namesake, moonlight.”lightly spiced · Paris Untapped (critic, Substack), read 2026-10-05 · not Hosrom's opinion

Hosrom's tasting note

Serving

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Price and where to buy · 2021