Domaine des Tourelles Vieilles Vignes Cinsault 2018 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon: In 2014 Tourelles made this wine for the first time, taking 70 year old Cinsualt bush vines, and fermenting and ageing the wine in concrete tanks with wild yeasts. It’s a really beautiful expression of Cinsault, with lovely aromatics of spice, wild strawberries, cherries and dried herbs. 94/100
By Jamie Goode Published: May 2023
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The wines of Domaine des Tourelles can be seen as ‘off piste’ because of their limited use of oak and use of unusual varieties, but that’s one of their greatest strengths, argues Justin Keay who tastes through the range of this exciting Lebanese producer, alongside owner/ winemaker Faouzi Issa.
By Justin Keay Published: May 2023
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Old vines: Why you should care... "Too often Lebanese wine flies under the radar but these 70 year old, organically farmed, old Carignan vines create a structured, sophisticated and slightly austere wine of cranberries, figs and liquorice. Deliciously grown up."
By Libby Brodie Published: October 2022
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Ten gins for Father’s Day: "A rather excellent gin here all the way from Lebanon, created by Faouzi Issa from the Domaine des Tourelles winery."
By Henry Jeffreys Published: June 2022
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After the Gin Bloom: Cutting through the noise in a crowded gin category, Henry Jeffreys identifies some of the most exciting products coming to market
By Henry Jeffreys Published: April 2022
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Faouzi Issa on GinBey – Lebanon’s first premium exported gin
By Richard Siddle
Published: December 14, 2021
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Domaine des Tourelles kickstarts Lebanon's gin sector
By James Lawrence
Published: 18 November, 2021
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The best red wine to buy this Christmas
By Stacey Smith and Alex Hale
Published: 3 November 2021
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Cin City – London’s first comprehensive Cinsault tasting
Matt Walls
Published: September 28, 2021
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Life Lessons with Faouzi Issa of Lebanon’s Domaine des Tourelles
By Adam Lechmere
Published: 23 September 2021
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FAOUZI ISSA Domaine des Tourelles, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
'Faouzi’s pioneering varietal Cinsault has been heralded as expressing a uniquely Lebanese character.'
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Putting old vines on the agenda with 1st international conference
By Richard Siddle
March 22, 2021
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Buy a bottle of wine from South Africa or Lebanon to help the hardest hit producers
By David Williams
Published 20 Sep 2020
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Domaine des Tourelles, Vieilles Vignes Carignan 2018
By Tom Cannavan
Published: 20 July 2020
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Old vine Carignan and Cinsault from Domaine des Tourelles, Lebanon
By Jamie Goode
Published: June 23, 2020
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How to make Lebanese wine during a plague & a revolution
By Peter Dean
Published: May 7, 2020
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2018 Domaine des Tourelles Vieilles Vignes Carignan, Bekaa Valley
By Tim Atkin
Published: 29 April 2020
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WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine des Tourelles Vieilles Vignes Carignan 2018, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
By Joanna Simon
Published: 30 April 2020
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Drink: Seven top drops to snap up and slurp now
By Sam Wylie-Harris
Published: 23 February 2020
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Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles: Making the Adopted Grape Cinsault Shine in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
By Joyce Lin
Published: 16 November 2018
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