Heya Ward Rosé from the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, pale salmon pink with a subtle haze, red berry notes of strawberry, pomegranate, and raspberry lifted by fresh florals and citrus zest on the nose, light-bodied and crisp with juicy red fruit, refreshing acidity, and a gentle savoury mineral undertone on a clean and harmonious finish from Lebanon's first female-led natural wine project.
Tasting Notes
Pale salmon pink with a subtle haze. Red berry notes of strawberry, pomegranate, and raspberry, lifted by fresh florals and a hint of citrus zest on the nose. Light-bodied and crisp on the palate with juicy red fruit, refreshing acidity, and a gentle savoury and mineral undertone. Finishes clean and harmonious. Ward (meaning "rose" in Arabic) is direct-pressed and gently fermented in neutral oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered from organic Syrah vines at 800m in the Bekaa.
Quick Facts
- Grape: 100% Syrah (direct-press rosé)
- Origin: Lebanon, Bekaa Valley (800m elevation, limestone and red soils, certified organic)
- Style: Dry rosé, natural wine, direct-press, neutral oak fermentation, unfined, unfiltered, 12.5% ABV
- Winemaking: Organic farming, direct press, neutral oak fermentation, no fining, no filtration
Food Pairing
Salads, grilled seafood, mezze, cheese platters, and spicy vegetarian dishes.
Serving
Serve at 10°C. Best enjoyed young and fresh.
About the Producer
Heya Wines is Lebanon's first female-led natural wine project, founded in 2022 by Claudine Lteif and Michelle Chami in the Batroun mountains, farming organically and producing minimal-intervention wines with equal pay for local women workers.
