Château Musar
Bekaa Valley Red Blend
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
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Light ruby in color with medium intensity.
Dry on the palate with a great nose.
Showing blue and black fruits with tobacco, cedar, leather, chocolates, licorice, spices, earth, herbs, light vinaigrette, wet leaves and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a great Cabernet based blend from Lebanon. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient.
This 22 year old is easy drinking, spicy and interesting and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.
The 1999 vintage was a great one in Lebanon, and it is showing so nicely now.
I had it all by itself, but good with food too. Elegant and delightful.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$80.
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Light ruby in color with medium intensity.
Dry on the palate with a great nose.
Showing blue and black fruits with tobacco, cedar, leather, chocolates, licorice, spices, earth, herbs, light vinaigrette, wet leaves and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a great Cabernet based blend from Lebanon. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient.
This 22 year old is easy drinking, spicy and interesting and will continue to age nicely in the next 5 to 10 years.
The 1999 vintage was a great one in Lebanon, and it is showing so nicely now.
I had it all by itself, but good with food too. Elegant and delightful.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$80.
The nose is very harsh. With a strong earthiness and dirty socks. However the pairing with dates and lamb work well with the Lebanese origin.
The nose is very harsh. With a strong earthiness and dirty socks. However the pairing with dates and lamb work well with the Lebanese origin.
May 5th, 2019
Vintage 1999 / every day I have the opportunity to taste #Musar feels like a day with a silver edge 😉 this year gives a lot of joy and still has live ahead. Flint in the smell ( a burning touch too) elegance and finesse
Vintage 1999 / every day I have the opportunity to taste #Musar feels like a day with a silver edge 😉 this year gives a lot of joy and still has live ahead. Flint in the smell ( a burning touch too) elegance and finesse
Dec 15th, 2018
One of the better bottles of 99 I’ve had. Gorgeous sweet cherry, leather, earth, and herbs. Fabulous finish.
One of the better bottles of 99 I’ve had. Gorgeous sweet cherry, leather, earth, and herbs. Fabulous finish.
Aug 26th, 2018
Oh Chateau Musar how I love thee! This bottle has been open for two days and it still is bursting with all the flavors you remember and a few more! 1999 was the year that Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France and SpongeBob made his debut. Predictably SpongeBob and this wine are still going strong!
Oh Chateau Musar how I love thee! This bottle has been open for two days and it still is bursting with all the flavors you remember and a few more! 1999 was the year that Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France and SpongeBob made his debut. Predictably SpongeBob and this wine are still going strong!
Apr 21st, 2018
Very pronounced brett and old saddle aromatics. Dusty gravel-like mouthfeel, wrapped in silky and rather sweet tannins. The acidity isn’t quite as present as more classic vintages. Perhaps not the most fine-tuned Musar red I’ve had but it’s immensely quirky, interesting and complex just as it is.
Very pronounced brett and old saddle aromatics. Dusty gravel-like mouthfeel, wrapped in silky and rather sweet tannins. The acidity isn’t quite as present as more classic vintages. Perhaps not the most fine-tuned Musar red I’ve had but it’s immensely quirky, interesting and complex just as it is.
1 person found it helpfulApr 21st, 2018
Blue fruit, gravel mid palate, light tannin. High pitched wine in need of further maturation.
Blue fruit, gravel mid palate, light tannin. High pitched wine in need of further maturation.
May 28th, 2016