Arak, Bekaa Valley

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Grand Cru Red Blend 1998

Incredible wine showing many faces at different dishes. Superb with Ling, not that good with a heavenly sweetbread and fantastic with quail.
Each time showing different sides.
— 7 days ago

Eric Hoepelman
with Eric
Peter, Diederick and 6 others liked this

Château Ksara

Cuvée de Printemps Gamay-Tempranillo Blend

Nose: apple, pear, orange blossom water
Taste: orange zest, unripe peach, very mild miso sort of savouryness.
Low acidity, medium body, overall very good.
— 4 months ago

Massaya

Terrasses de Baalbeck Bekaa Valley Red Rhone Blend 2019

Lebanese wine. At Jim and Holly’s. Unique terroir comes through. Everyone loved it — 5 months ago

Paul liked this

Château Musar

Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2020

Beautiful wine for the price. Smooth with red fruits and some smoke. One of my favorites. — 17 days ago

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Pere et fils 2018

Anytime I see this on a menu, I order it. — 2 months ago

Mark liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 1998

Beautiful old, Lebanese wine. Who knew?!? — 4 months ago

Morgan Gress
with Morgan
Dave, Andrew and 13 others liked this
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Great producer, greater having to produce wines in a region of constant chaos.

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.
— 25 days ago

Château Musar

Levantine De Musar Red Blend 2021

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2021 pours, a ruby/purple color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and significant signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of fresh blackberries, black cherry, mixed flowers, and dry, rocky earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. A great sophomore effort of the “Levantine de Musar”. Drink now through 2031.
— 3 months ago

Pooneet, Rob and 12 others liked this

Château Musar

Musar Jeune Cinsault Mourvedre Rosé 2022

Crisp, clear, bitter undertones, paired well with a lemony spaghetti and seafood dish. — 4 months ago