Bekaa Valley

Château Ksara

Reserve du Couvent Bekaa Valley Syrah Blend 2019

The Lebanese should spend more money on production of wine and a lot less on rockets 🚀 being fired into Israel. The wine was surprisingly very good. — 11 days ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2016

Pretty much always a safe bet with consistent notes. Lively fruit and acidity. Paired well with slow roasted lamb shoulder — 18 days ago

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Château Ksara

Bekaa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Verticals tasting 2019/2013/10/07/2004. At London Wine Fair. 2004 still had fruit and tannins so beautifully smooth. The 2019 was drinkable now but it would be a shame not to age it a few more years. Very surprised at the longevity. — 2 months ago

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Cinsault Syrah

What a wonderful wine. Great tension between the fruit and tannins. And delicious. Really wonderful. It does benefit from decanting, and a few more years would be fine. But this would be a great burger wine, or barbecue, or any red meat: this wine is really a great food wine—and a lot of juice for the money, as they say. — 4 months ago

Château Musar

Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2019

ESF
9.1

Traditional Bordeaux style, old school presentation: red currants, cigar box, herbs, red fruit, some cassis, Left Bank nose & palate. Full bodied, elegant, lovely integrated tannins. Supple delicious and a solid offering from a venerable producer from Lebanon — 20 days ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@ESF, it’s been many years since I’ve had any of these Hochar wines, they used to be widely available and really inexpensive in NYC back in the 1980s. . . .

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Grand Cru Red Blend 2018

Michy Negron’s wine list is amazing. — a month ago

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Château Kefraya

Comte De M Bekaa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah 2001

Reached it’s peak, but still good though — 2 months ago

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Massaya

Terrasses de Baalbeck Bekaa Valley Red Rhone Blend 2021

Une belle robe foncée avec des reflets violets. Un nez de tapenade d'olive, de cuir, de prune avec une touche d'eucalyptus. La bouche est ronde, soyeuse et ronde. Les tanins sont collants. Très agréable. Grenache noir 40%, Syrah 30% et Mourvèdre 30%. — 3 days ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Rosé Blend 2017

Popped and poured; enjoyed over two days. Better on Day 2. The 2017 Rosé pours a unique copper gold color with medium viscosity; no signs of particles or gas. On the nose, the wine is developing with fascinating notes of black lemon, bruised pink apple, raspberry, marjoram, tarragon, and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with perceptible but low tannin and high acid. Confirming the notes on the nose with the addition of a somewhat nutty characteristic reminiscent of spiced almonds. The finish is medium+ and savory. A wine for thinking. Similar to the R. Lopez de Heredia wines: if you like the white, you will like the rosé. Just lovely. Drink now with patience and a slight chill; best after 2027 through 2037. — 2 months ago

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Severn Goodwin

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Hell yeah

Château Ksara

Chateau Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2012

Vintage 2012 | drinking well now, amazingly much fruit, cherries. I expected more tertiary tones. Seven years ago stubborness and tannic. — 4 months ago

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