Chateau Musar Red Lebanon

Name:		Chateau Musar Red Lebanon - Limited Availability - 1988
		Where it's from: >Lebanon >Bekaa Valley
Price per case:		£63.45
Bottle size:		75 cl
Bottles per case:		1
Style:		Powerful Reds
Grapes:		Cabernet Sauvignon / Cinsaut (Cinsault) / Carignan
Description:		Chateau Musar makes every effort at producing totally natural wines, letting each one develop its own character while the red wines in particular are known for their complexity and maturity. From the vineyard to the cellar great care is taken as this wine is aged 12 to 15 months in Nevers oak, and blended in its third year, before being bottled and aged in the cellar for four years. This has produced a deep red almost brick coloured wine with a nose showing plenty of compelx spicy character. This character develops on the palate as this concentrated tannic wine culminates in a powerful finish. Created in 1930 in the cellar of an old XVIIIth century castle, Chateau Musar is as much the work of a family as the living testimony of all the civilizations that tread its soil. After a long stay in France, Gaston Hochar returned to Lebanon and created Chateau Musar in the cellars of the old 'Mzar' castle in Ghazir, overlooking the Mediterranean sea. What began as a hobby soon became a passion; a passion inspired by an initial encounter with renowned viticulturist Ronald Barton while stationed in Lebanon during the Second World War. The family's love for wine grew and in 1959, after completing his oenology diploma in Bordeaux, the eldest son, Serge, entered the business. Some call him the magician, the man behind this extraordinary wine. His response? That all he seeks is to translate what nature intended. The vineyards of Chateau Musar are located at an altitude of over 3,000 feet (1,000 meters) in the Bekaa Valley where the vines are sheltered by the surrounding mountains running parallel to the Mediterranean coast. They cover 180 hectares and produce a limited yield of about 35 hl/ha. The red wines are made from a blend of different grape varieties, mainly: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan. The vines are grown on a gravely soil with a limestone base. The composition varies from one year to the next, giving Chateau Musar a different character and identity each year.. The white wines are made from a blend of Obeideh and Merwah, which are native to the Bekaa Valley and Mount Lebanon. According to the legend, Obeideh and Merwah were taken back to Europe with the Crusaders and are the likely ancestors of Chardonnay and Semillon respectively.
Country:		Lebanon
Region:		Bekaa Valley
Producer:		Chateau Musar
Product ID:		48707

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Chateau Musar MUSAR CUVEE Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

A deep red loganberry colour

Chateau Musar MUSAR CUVEE Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

Chateau Musar MUSAR CUVEE Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon from Lebanon, Bekaa Valley by Chateau Musar Powerful Reds

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

Bright, even tawny red browning at rim. Much more austere on the nose than the preceding wines, tangy with underlying oak. Much fuller than the nose suggests, with sweet, creamy, mouthfilling flavours of chestnuts, cedar, coffee and plums. High acidity levels and a long, dry tannic finish make this a candidate for roasted meats. Very good. (24 x 37.5 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

. (24 x 37.5 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

The grapes are handpicked as the sun rises across the Bekaa valley and are then swiftly transferred to the cellar in Ghazir where fermentation takes place followed by maceration lasting 2 to 4 weeks. During the first year the wine is racked into Bordeaux type barrels made from Nevers oak and where it matures from 12 to 15 months. While Chateau Musar red is certainly ready to be enjoyed upon release 7 years after vintage, or at the age of discretion, the patient are rewarded as they are exceptional after 15 years of age. (12 x 75 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

. (12 x 75 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

. (24 x 37.5 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

The rather volatile, mature flavours of Lebanon's finest wine are not what you might expect but this has all the complexity and lasting qualities of a great Claret. (12 x 75 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

. (24 x 37.5 cl)

Chateau Musar Red Bekaa Valley Lebanon

. (6 x 1.5 Litres)

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