Ixsir, Grande Reserve White, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2014

This barrel-fermented blend of Viognier and Chardonnay has a faint crème brûlée note on the nose.  On the palate, it is deep, soft-textured and fine-grained, though the interest perhaps comes more from the evident care with which it has been crafted than from the intrinsic merits of its fruit.