Massaya Lebanon Arak (375ml) Reasonable Cellar and the muscle the village

and the muscle the village is known for

where winemaker Julien Fayard (ex-Lafite

The result is a touch more rustic than her Fleuries but still unmistakably hers: aromatic

pure expression of Pinot Noir without any oak influence

Massaya Lebanon Arak (375ml) Reasonable Cellar and the muscle the villagePossibly the most Lebanese thing you can put in a glass. Massaya is the Ghosn brothers' operation on the Tanail property in the Bekaa Valley, and they make their arak the old way: indigenous Obeidi grapes, triple distilled in copper alembics, flavored with green aniseed, then rested about two years in handmade clay jars from Beit Chabab. Clay, not oak, so nothing at all gets between you and the anise. The ritual matters here, so do it properly: arak