Lab Nat Gold 2022 Mersel

Lab Nat Gold 2022: Pure Merwah, raw energy from the Lebanese mountains

A wine born wild, high in the mountains among old vines and untouched nature

Lab Nat Gold 2022 is made exclusively from Merwah, an ancient indigenous white grape of Lebanon, grown at over 1,300 meters above sea level in the country’s northern mountains. The vines, dry-farmed and cultivated under uncertified organic practices, thrive on rocky, poor soils surrounded by wild landscapes. No herbicides, no synthetic treatments—only time, wind and stone guide the vine’s rhythm. This radical vineyard approach reflects the truest soul of Mersel: expressing place with no compromise, through clean, honest fruit.

Natural winemaking and spontaneous bottle fermentation

In the cellar, Lab Nat Gold 2022 follows the ancestral method (Pét-Nat), with spontaneous fermentation and no additives. The must is bottled while still fermenting, and the sparkling process happens naturally, with no added sugar, no disgorging and no filtration. The wine remains hazy, alive, and ever-changing, with minimal disgorgement to preserve its rustic, raw character. Wild yeasts, zero sulfur, no interventions: just pure Merwah in a sparkling, oxidative, unmasked form.

Golden yellow and hazy in appearance, with amber glints and slight turbidity. On the nose, notes of quince, orange peel, yeast and wet stone. On the palate, dry and vinous, with a fine bead and a salty finish.

Technical sheet

• Name: Lebanese Natural Sparkling Wine

• Vintage: 2022

• Grapes: 100% Merwah

• Altitude: 1,300 m a.s.l.

• Winemaking: ancestral method (Pét-Nat), bottle-fermented

• Fermentation: spontaneous, without temperature control

• Aging: on lees in bottle

• Sulfur: none added

• Filtration: none

• Alcohol: 11.5% vol

• Format: 750 ml

• Serving temperature: 8–10 °C

• Style: hazy, dry sparkling, natural

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Mersel Winery: natural wine artisans on the Lebanese high plateau

A new face of Lebanese wine, shaped by altitude and expressive freedom

Mersel Winery was born in northern Lebanon, on the Mersel plateau, over 1,200 meters above sea level. In this cool and breezy region, where vines grow among barley fields and pine forests, an independent and radical winemaking project took shape. The winery was founded on the idea of crafting natural wines that truly reflect the terroir and local grape varieties, while also embracing experimentation and creative freedom. Farming is non-interventionist, with no pesticides or irrigation, focused on reviving ancient vines of Merwah and Obeideh, alongside free-form interpretations of international grapes, beyond appellation rules.

A cellar without rules, where wine is guided by instinct and spontaneity

In the winery, Mersel follows a strict low-intervention philosophy: spontaneous fermentation, no fining, no filtration, and minimal or zero added sulfur. Wines are produced in small batches and often aged in unconventional vessels like amphorae or raw concrete tanks. The goal is to let the wine make itself, without manipulation or cosmetic adjustments. Styles are deliberately unpolished, fresh and vibrant, with strong sensory identity that changes from vintage to vintage. Mersel is one of Lebanon’s true pioneers of natural wine and a benchmark for authentic, expressive and unconventional bottles.