Château Musar

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Château Musar Red 2000

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan grown in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.  The 45 year old vines produce a wine dark red in colour with brick  edges. Good red fruits and some spice on the nose with a hint of leather and cedar and a touch of volatile acidity.  Ample bodied, round and warm in the mouth with supple tannins, ample fruit and leather finishing off in spicy notes.  Will benefit from ageing probably well into its 20's. 

SKU 420869

Château Musar White 1999

The Chateau Musar white was produced from a blend of two grapes indigenous to Lebanon: Obaideh and Merwah, ancient varieties dating back thousands of years. Grown high in the mountains of Lebanon, the vines were less affected by the intense heat of the summer than the red grapes on the Bekaa Valley plain. The grapes, harvested at the usual time in mid October, were very ripe with good fruit concentration and good acidity and tannins.

Fermented in French Nevers oak barrels for nine months, blended and bottled at the end of its first year and released six years later in 2007, this vintage, like all Musar whites, will have extraordinary ageing potential.

Deep golden straw in colour; intense aromas of toasted brioche, almonds, apricots, baked apples, ripe pears, vanilla and honey. The palate is full with a buttery honeyed nutty texture.  Its good acidity lends to the balance with the vanilla, butterscotch, apples and quince flavours. It is rich and mellow with a very long finish.

Serve at cellar temperature / 15°

SKU 716175

Hochar Pere et Fils Red 2001

Elaborated with the same philosophy as the Château Musar and derived from old vines with low yield, the Hochar Père et Fils is in harmony with the evolution of taste in the 21st century.

A mix of cabernet sauvignon, of carignan with a dominance of cinsault and a hint of grenache, the HPF is partially aged in oak vats from 6 to 9 months.

It is bottled in its 2nd year before being released on the market.

As for the Château, we advise to decant it.

SKU 175968