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Chateau Musar 2017
£44.99
- Excellent spicy nose, heaps of dense sweet plum and raisin fruit layered with Christmas spice.
- Wines that wow at our customer tastings time after time. Get along to one to see what we're on about!
- Making amazing wines since 1930. The dedication of the Hochar family should be an inspiration to us all.
- ABV: 14.0%
- Vintage: 2017
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Cabernet Sauvignon Blend -
Bekaa Valley
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Wine Category:
Red -
Wine Style:
Classic Reds -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2032 -
Winemaker:
Tarek Sakr
Other classifications
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Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans
Find out more about Chateau Musar 2017
Find out more about Chateau Musar 2017
The Wine The Wine
Lebanon
Region:Bekaa Valley
Chateau Musar commands a cult following, and it's easy to see why once you open this bottle. The Hochar family vineyards are nestled in the Bekka Valley and the harvest is done by hand. After fermentation the wine is allowed to rest in French oak barrels and then in bottle in their cellar. The Musar way is to release the wine when it is ready to drink and boy is this ready to go! The garnet hue of this wine hints at the complex and savoury experience that is about to come... Spicy berry fruits, cedar and deeper plum notes erupt from the glass. On the palate they are joined by Christmas cake spice, figs and stewed plums - all of which linger with a long finish.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Tarek Sakr
Chateau Musar was the first producer in Lebanon to achieve organic certification for its vineyards. Remote and unspoilt, the Musar vineyards were 'organic' by default before the term was coined. Most are located in the Bekaa Valley, cradled between two mountain ranges running parallel to Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline. Vines have been cultivated here for at least 6,000 years. The Hochar family's philosophy of respect for the environment means that the 180 hectares of Musar vineyards are managed with minimal human interference and all the wines are made as naturally as possible. All the grapes are hand-harvested by local Bedouins between August and October. In the winery, ambient yeasts do the work of fermentation. The bare minimum of sulphur is used and the Chateau Musar wines are neither fined nor filtered.
"Cabernet Sauvignon provides the bones and the skeleton to the wine, the Carignan the flesh and muscle and the Cinsault the silky smooth finesse. These are wines to be enjoyed over a long meal with great friends. Wines with the ability to age for decades but released when ready to drink. The choice is yours but best to get two bottles - one to enjoy immediately and then one for the wine rack!" - Tarek Sakr, Winemaker.
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