Bhamdoun, Mount Lebanon

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Grand Cru Red Blend 1779

Timothy Eustis
9.6

1999. One of serge last wines. Things showing as well as any wine I’ve had. Super expressive on nose. Super long finish. Great balance. Rich plummy flavors. Fantastic. — 5 months ago

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AFAIK, Serge was involved in the winemaking (alongside Tarek) all the way until he passed in 2014.

Château Musar

Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend 1998

12 uur decanteren, met wild-kroketten 🤗 — 7 months ago

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Wow, wat een score!

Domaine des Tourelles

Vallée de la Bekaa Red Blend 2020

Haven't tried a wine from Lebanon in a while. Wonderful aroma of dark red and black fruits. Tobacco. Cedar. Sour plum. Pretty cool 😎.
This 2020 is aging pretty well. Could go longer but drinking well now, a bit unctuous. Thick. Not a super structured or complex palette but it holds it's own with any Mediterranean lamb dish that you would pair it with. Very similar to Napa cabs but with a bit less finesse but with more interesting aromatics.
— 9 months ago

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Pere et fils 2018

Anytime I see this on a menu, I order it. — 10 months ago

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Massaya

Terrasses de Baalbeck Bekaa Valley Red Rhone Blend 2019

Lebanese wine. At Jim and Holly’s. Unique terroir comes through. Everyone loved it — a year ago

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Ixsir

El Ixsir Syrah Blend 2015

Forgot to photo-quite an intriguing, fresh Syrah blend from Lebanon, like a second cousin once removed from Northern Rhone. Needs air to calm down a bit, not quite pop & pour. Punchy red fruits, medium acidity, it made for good company to Middle Eastern fare with the locals (&family) at Neni restaurant, in Amsterdam. — 4 years ago

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Massaya

Cap Est Beqaa Valley Red Blend 2017

Delicious red I had at pera soho with mom dad ali and Adam. Light but flavorful — 5 years ago

Château Ksara

Chateau Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2016

What a nice surprise of a nice, fresh and yummy Cabernet from Lebanon. We loved it. — 6 months ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Obaideh Merwah 1998

Vintage 1998 | a world of difference drinking Musar on itself (difficult) and with food (absolute tremendous). Tertiary smell, supple and refined taste. Paired with game croquettes. — 7 months ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2010

Cannot go wrong with this winery…Still quite young for a bottle of 15 years old — 8 months ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

It’s been many years since I’ve had any Musar wines, I have very fond memories drinking them in the 1980s when we lived in NYC and they were pretty easy to find at retail!!
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Anthony De Blasi, BTW, do you know what the cepage is in this wine?
Anthony De Blasi

Anthony De Blasi

@Doug Powers indeed, it’s a great winery with iconic wines. The cepage is Cab Sauv, Cinsault and Carignan. I still have the 2011 in magnum for my daughter her birthyear 🤩

Ixsir

Altitudes IXSIR Rouge Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020

ESF
8.9

No formal notes: nice little red blend, well made, great QPR - tend to have good luck with wines from Lebanon — a year ago

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Château Musar

Bekaa Valley White Blend 2017

TH
9.2

透き通った黄金色。甘みのあるはちみつの香り。オレンジ、ハチミツ、バナナなど南国のフルーツの味わいがあるが、どこか陰の印象もある不思議な味わい。オバイデ60%、メルワー40%
@cellar door 6930 after 30% discount
価格から考えるとやや割高
— a year ago

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

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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 — 6 months ago

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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.
— 6 months ago

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Beautiful. Also, that label looks rugged!
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I know that’s why I opened it! I was getting worried!

Château Belle Vue

La Renaissance Bhamdoun Red Blend

2012… awesome… check out the region more — 10 months ago

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Cinsault Mourvedre Rosé 2022

Crisp, clear, bitter undertones, paired well with a lemony spaghetti and seafood dish. — a year ago

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Blanc 2021

A bit confusing but distinct — 2 years ago

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Love this wine. Awesome value too!

Château Ksara

Cuvée Spéciale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

At Ammatoli with the team. Really really nice. — 4 years ago