Bekaa Valley

Château Musar

Levantine De Musar Red Blend 2020

Blend of Cinsault (65%), Tempranillo (25%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (10%). Medium ruby color with garnet highlights. Aromas of red and black fruit, earth and dried rose petals. Flavors of dried blackberry, black currant and black cherry fruit, cranberry, tobacco and baking spices. Note of black pepper on the medium-plus finish. Light on tannin with medium acidity. No sign of oak aging. Fruit forward and juicy. Reminiscent of a Cru Beaujolais in texture and style. Good with barbecue. — 3 days ago

Dave, Joel and 3 others liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley White Blend 2018

2018 vintage. 7.8.26. — 4 months ago

Ted, Paul and 10 others liked this

Château Ksara

Cuvée de Printemps Gamay-Tempranillo Blend 2023

Could it be our last wine at 25sps! — 6 months ago

Massaya

Beqaa Valley Rosé Blend 2023

Notes of Raspberry, stone fruit, and some light spice notes, very refreshing. Not a big Rose fan especially in the winter but went great with the apps a Zahav in Philly.

— 8 months ago

Château Musar

Cuvée Blanc White Blend 2009

Golden, beautifully matured with all the love you could squeeze out of fresh sour apricots, syrupy canned peaches, perfumed black cherries, and all the things that oxygen brings.

Apricots first, then a lifted VA note that folds into a nutty sticky caramel apple thing.

It's more perfumed and full of acid and life then you'd ever imagine despite a tired ale color. Amazing stuff.
— 10 months ago

Ted, Austin and 7 others liked this
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Beautiful. Also, that label looks rugged!
Ely Cohn

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I know that’s why I opened it! I was getting worried!

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Rouge Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

50% Cinsault, 35% Syrah and 15% Cab - A lovely nose, vibrant cherries, soft spices, smooth at first, medium body, bountiful and ripe tannins. Stunning! — 4 years ago

Daniel P. and Daniel liked this

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Blanc 2021

ESF
9.1

Dinner Party Wine - interesting & cerebral white blend from Lebanon's venerable Chateau Musar — 7 days ago

Ted, Paul and 8 others liked this
Tegan Marriott

Tegan Marriott

Nice 1 there! Waiting for my 21' hochar red blend to arrive! I'll be holding it awhile before popping though!

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Red Blend

Fruttato leggermente tannico — 6 days ago

Château Musar

Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2021

2021 vintage. Medium body. Compact and muscular. No diversions currently. 7.8.26. — 4 months ago

Ruud, Ted and 7 others liked this

Domaine des Tourelles

Vallée de la Bekaa Red Blend 2022

Cabernet Sauvignon 40%, Syrah 40%, Cindault 15% l, and Cardigan 5%. High altitude vineyards ( 1050 m). Aged 24 months in concrete. Cherries, berries and spices. The tannins have a little rough edge, but the wine has character and would be a great match for many Lebanese dishes. Abv. 13%. — 4 months ago

ESF liked this
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ESF

always enjoy Lebanese wines

Château Kefraya

Les Coteaux Red Blend 2019

In Margarita Island, Venezuela, while celebrating the “Extraction”. Nice surprise. Never tasted a Lebanese wine. Fruity aromas and acidity in harmony. Good for Arabian meats. I would repeat — 10 months ago

Andrew liked this

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Pere et fils 2018

Anytime I see this on a menu, I order it. — a year ago

Mark liked this

Clos St. Thomas

Les Emirs Château St. Thomas Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2015

ESF
9.2

Very similar to the 2016 I reviewed - offers a fantastic value for an old school Bordeaux Claret style w/an extra little southern French accent… made in Bekaa Valley - stood up well to grilled ribeyes — 3 years ago

Pooneet, Tom and 8 others liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 1978

I do love Musar. The bottle variations can throw you for a loop, but this one came out with a beautiful nose and a great palate. I sampled it by CoraVin the morning before taking it to Eulalie in Tribeca for dinner with old mates visiting from London who love Musar as much or more than I do. It had beautiful color and was translucent. I must have jostled it too much on the subway downtown because when we opened it, it was cloudy and had some fine sedement. Did not decant but allowed it to evolve over a couple of hours. I have a couple more bottles and will look forward to trying them. Enjoyed with lamb dishes and quail stuffed with foie gras and other offal. Delicious! — 19 days ago

Ira liked this

Domaine des Tourelles

Vallée de la Bekaa Vieilles Vignes Cinsault 2017

Medium ruby in color, some sediment a little cloudy; on the nose, clean, with tertiary aromas of baking spices, and light intensity primary aromas of strawberries and raspberries; on the palate, it's dry with medium acidity, medium body, high alcohol, and pronounced intensity primary and secondary flavors of red currants, tart cherries, and a hint of asphalt and clay pots with a long finish. This wine is complex and intense. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. — 3 months ago

Nellie Bauman
with Nellie
Joel and ESF liked this
ESF

ESF

great pull, i've always enjoyed Lebanese wines

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Rosé Blend 2018

2018 vintage. 7.8.26. — 4 months ago

Ted, Paul and 7 others liked this

Château Ksara

Chateau Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2016

What a nice surprise of a nice, fresh and yummy Cabernet from Lebanon. We loved it. — 10 months ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, David and 4 others liked this

Clos St. Thomas

Château St. Thomas Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

Many delicious flavors. Bodied and full while remaining smooth. — 3 years ago