Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
Château Musar
Musar Jeune Rouge Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020
Popped and poured, enjoyed over the course of four hours. The 2020 Musar Jeune Rouge pours a deep garnet color with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of currants, blackberries, black cherry, Tootsie Roll, dried leaf tobacco, underbrush and inorganic earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium. Against a lineup of pretty serious wines, this more than held its own. In fact, I found myself coming back to it over and over. As Musar’s most humble wine, “Jeune” is a wonderful representation of the overall quality of Musar. Drink now through 2030. — 2 months ago
Château Musar
Bekaa Valley Obaideh Merwah 2007
Vintage 2007 | in a recent blind tasting I did not recognize the white Musar. The organizer said: drink this one time and you will never forget. I do not agree. It’s special. It is an experience. But just like the red this Musar can have many faces. I liked the 2007. Well balanced, mild power, good acidity. Fine bitters in aftertaste. Lots of character. Easily a wine when tasted blind you can fool your friends. My wine friends said viura in majority. | paired with sushi — a month ago
Château Musar
Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2001
Beautiful wine. Slightly prefer the 1999, which I had last night. The ‘99 was musty and tasted lots of mushrooms. The ‘01 is still earthy, but fruitier. Dark fruits, with a bit of tobacco and cedar. — 2 months ago
Château Musar
Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend
This is simply sumptuous. Such an elegant and rich mouthfeel, and such depth of flavor. Grippy tannins, so decant this: let it breathe and loosen up. It’s delicious! — 2 months ago
Massaya
Terrasses de Baalbeck Bekaa Valley Red Rhone Blend 2021
Une belle robe foncée avec des reflets violets. Un nez de tapenade d'olive, de cuir, de prune avec une touche d'eucalyptus. La bouche est ronde, soyeuse et ronde. Les tanins sont collants. Très agréable. Grenache noir 40%, Syrah 30% et Mourvèdre 30%. — 3 months ago
"Odedi"
Beautiful color of dark ruby with a very wide reddish/ brick rim.
Very aromatic nose with wild flowers, blueberries, plums, cherries, red currants, light oak, tobacco leaf, light earth, dark chocolates, black tea, spices, herbs, black pepper and light green vegetables.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with black plums, cooked cherries, sugared raspberries, spices, oak, light licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, light earth and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 7-year-old red blend from Lebanon is still extremely young, but already very enjoyable, even by itself as a sipping wine. Elegant and interesting.
Soft and smooth, with a nice mouthfeel. Nicely balanced and very complex. Loved the nose here.
This is not a 'pop and pour' kind of wine, as you have to let it open up for a long time.
Not my first time having Chateau Musar, but this is definitely the youngest I've ever tried. I gave it 4 hours in the decanter.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 25 to 30 years, and shows potential to become a 94+ point wine.
Feels like a good quality old world wine, maybe like a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. So interesting.
Good by itself as a sipping wine and paired nicely with the Spanish Jamon.
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault. Fermented for 6 months in concrete vats, and then aged in French oak barrels for 12 months. After that, the varietals are blended together and aged for an additional year in concrete vats. Released only after 7 years from Harvest. Unfiltered and unfined.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$75. — 10 days ago