Chris Haywood

9.0

Same vineyard as their non-amber. For some reason not quite as successful. Packaged apricot, buddleia, honey. The smell of this is fantastic. But then it dies away in the mouth! So close, because the acidity is pretty fantastic (odd for a semillon though, acidex?), and gives some zip to an otherwise relatively weak wine. It's just missing fruit concentration. If the nose transposed to a palette it would be a ten. Fascinating though, I'd love to follow this bottle over the next ten years, it'll get there I'm sure. Especially when you consider the poise and concentration of their "normal" merweh. — 4 days ago

Mike Holzer

9.2

At Lebanese restaurant in Jordan. Blackberry jolly rancher with Great acid/tannin well balanced. Black fruit persists. Delicious. — 5 days ago

with Ania

Jenn Bowman

9.0

At Ammatoli with the team. Really really nice. — 14 days ago

Chris Haywood

9.0

1150m up. Yeah very interesting, a grape that may very well be Chardonnay. Its not a tightly structured wine, much more herbal and reductive, in fact to the extent that the struck match aroma could almost be mistaken for oak. Acidity is there and the fruit concentration is an interesting lime and apricot mix, olive brine salinity, but the length is quite short.

Not a disappointing wine at all and worth supporting. Sept focus on indigenous single varietal releases and this should be encouraged. — 4 days ago

Mike Holzer

8.9

First night in Aqaba. A served a bit cold but very nice for outdoor dining. Nice cherry raspberry vanilla hint med body. Will prob improve as warm up but like it already — 6 days ago

with Ania

Andrew Formi

9.2

2019…Bekaa valley Lebanon… a region to remember… Musar winery — 2 days ago

Matthew Hughes

9.2

Unique, creamy/silky texture, honey, citrus dry but rich. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.1

This was presented double-blind to the Tasting Group. The wine is copper in color with a pinkish hue, possibly due to skin contact. No signs of gas or sediment. No staining of the tears. On the nose, some slight VA, underripe stone fruit, grassy notes, slight petrol notes, olive brine, white pepper and very slightly smoky. On the palate, fruit is more pronounced; bright and tightly coiled. The stone fruits are confirmed…adding quince to the fruit set. The wine is quite floral too and there is a slightly toasted marshmallow thing. The wine is dry. Not tannic. Acid is medium+. Wonderful texture. Guesses were all over the place but when I said that it was not testable, one taster called Chateau Simone Palette Rosé which, is a really great call. Anyway, Musar Rosé ended up being too far a stretch for even this group of seasoned wine geeks. This was my first experience with the 2018 Musar Rosé and I would recommend to hold for a few years an allow to uncoil and flesh out. — 22 days ago

Alexander Lepro

9.7

2013 blend. Chateau Musar is consistently wonderful. Hands down it is the Lepro table wine for every occasion. — 3 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; consumed over three days. The 2017 Musar “Hochar Pere et Fils” presents a deep garnet color with a near opaque core. Moderate staining of the tears. On the nose the wine is funky cherry accompanied by desiccated strawberry, leather, damp earth, espresso, baking chocolate, and some exotic spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the fruit characteristics and non-fruit characteristics whilst adding a licorice, prunes and a woody note reminiscent of a hollowed out log. I have to say…after some time (Day 3), it’s just the slightest bit mousy...showing some volatility too…but well within my acceptable range for it. Finishes long, lasting well over a minute. Savory. A tremendous wine with a very Old World (Ancient) sensibility. The best vintage of “Hochar” I have had to date? To my taste, yes. — a month ago