Our Story
Mont d’Almaz faces the Saadé Vineyards in the small village of Beit Menzer — Bcharre, near the Kadisha Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
They left.
The land waited.
They came back.
After living abroad for quite a while, the Saadés returned to their native village. As wine lovers, they found that their family land had the best quality of soil, a perfect climate with dry summers and snowy winters — essential requirements to produce a natural wine reflecting the mountain’s terroir.
In 2008, Château Saade was awarded the Coup de Cœur by Zawak, the well-known Lebanese wine guide. Mont d’Almaz Malbec was chosen as a « coup de cœur » wine by Patrice Frank, Chef Sommelier at the Hôtel de Paris, Monaco, and Maître Sommelier de France.
1,260 metres above the valley
The vines of Château Mont d’Almaz grow on the terraces of Mount Lebanon, at altitudes varying from 1,000 to 1,260 metres. Volcanic mountain soil, dry summers and snowy winters — a terroir that stays uncompromised, in air that is pure cedar.
The wines’ unctuous aroma and profound taste carry the surrounding roses, cedars, pines and fruit trees.
Slow, by hand, in oak
After fermentation is complete, the wine is pressed by hand and transferred to large (100 hl) stainless steel tanks to spend the cold winter and allow the malolactic conversion to take place. Come spring, the wine is transferred into French oak barrels, where it slowly ages for 12 to 24 months before bottling.
Our viticulture practice makes our wine organic and vegan, with only small doses of sulphites added.
Facing the Kadisha Valley
Our terroir overlooks the Kadisha Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, from the small village of Beit Menzer — Bcharre, in North Lebanon.
According to historical evidence, Lebanon was one of the earliest wine producers. Mont d’Almaz is a mature, elegant wine with personality.