Château Musar
Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Vintage 1999 | terrific balance morellocherries great balance
Vintage 1999 | terrific balance morellocherries great balance
Nov 5th, 2021
Gamey, dusty, with a lot of desiccated red fruit. Cool.
Gamey, dusty, with a lot of desiccated red fruit. Cool.
Sep 3rd, 2017
Decanted for 2 hours and tasted over a further 2. All sediment was removed with a filter, and yet, this wine had a striking opaque quality. The colour was a brown brick. Aromas of leather, violets, hay, spice and strawberries. On the palate, this Musar was remarkably firm with sour berries dominating and a gripping acidity for nearly 20 years old. I don’t know why I was expecting some flabbiness with age, but it was anything but. It was sharp and focused and could go a lot longer, I’d bet. The length was atleast 40-50 seconds. This was better than the last bottle I had.
Decanted for 2 hours and tasted over a further 2. All sediment was removed with a filter, and yet, this wine had a striking opaque quality. The colour was a brown brick. Aromas of leather, violets, hay, spice and strawberries. On the palate, this Musar was remarkably firm with sour berries dominating and a gripping acidity for nearly 20 years old. I don’t know why I was expecting some flabbiness with age, but it was anything but. It was sharp and focused and could go a lot longer, I’d bet. The length was atleast 40-50 seconds. This was better than the last bottle I had.
Nov 4th, 2018
20 years huge. The acid is so powerful with significant supporting structure. This bottle is enjoying life without restraint.
20 years huge. The acid is so powerful with significant supporting structure. This bottle is enjoying life without restraint.
Aug 24th, 2018
Silky & deep. Plenty of alluring dark fruit with some smoky topnotes. Smoke is prevalent on the nose. Drinking beautifully.
Silky & deep. Plenty of alluring dark fruit with some smoky topnotes. Smoke is prevalent on the nose. Drinking beautifully.
Jul 23rd, 2018
1999 vintage on 11.5.18
From a 375bottle. Semi transparant and very clear, pure red purple. Fantastic nose, leather, cinnamon, vannila, smoked wood, tar, 5 spices. Words cannot express it but I’ll give it a try: lush, Christmas, fire on a beach, steamy windows, the best steak you ever had.....
Did I mention my wife and I got married in 1999. So guess tonight we are gonna party like it is.....
1999 vintage on 11.5.18
From a 375bottle. Semi transparant and very clear, pure red purple. Fantastic nose, leather, cinnamon, vannila, smoked wood, tar, 5 spices. Words cannot express it but I’ll give it a try: lush, Christmas, fire on a beach, steamy windows, the best steak you ever had.....
Did I mention my wife and I got married in 1999. So guess tonight we are gonna party like it is.....
Northcote's finest. Much tougher than a 2000’s Musar.
Northcote's finest. Much tougher than a 2000’s Musar.
Sep 23rd, 2017