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  • Country ranking ?

    26
  • Producer ranking ?

    21
  • Decanting time

    1h
  • When to drink

    Now

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The Story

The red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault. Serge Hochar, who has been involved with the property since 1959, states that the Cabernet Sauvignon provides "the bones and the skeleton to the wine, the Carignan the flesh and muscle and the Cinsault the silky smooth finesse".

Musar wines are unique in that Hochar blends the varietals only after they have spent three years in barrels and then waits a further four years befor...

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Wine Information

“Many in the wine business believe Chateau Musar to be maturing the world’s largest stocks of single-estate vintage wine. In these damp grottos, five or six million bottles, dating back to Monsieur Gaston’s first cuvée, are quietly, splendidly evolving. A half bottle of Chateau Musar 1977 is poured to toast the silent stock. Serge Hochar sniffs it three times. “This is Lebanon.” His inquisitive nose buried inside the glass, he breathes again o...

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Tasting note

ending

Medium and Gentle

recommend

Yes

taste

Balanced, Good texture, Ripe and Refined

Verdict

Average and Wine for food

Written Notes

The next wine had a sweet nose full of caramel, tangerine and mint. This was a delicious wine, fantastic if you will. It had that Cali mint a la old Heitz, and it was gritty and sturdy with outstanding acidity. I found this 1977 Chateau Musar outstanding, although one found it had ‘a lot of makeup’ (95).
  • 95p

Moderately intense, tawny colour. Medium-intense and surprisingly youthful nose with vegetal aromas – cassis, earthy, varnish and sweet cocoa aromas. Dry, medium-intense, crisp acidity with supple tannins. Good fruit intensity – cherries, cassis and brambles with dark chocolate flavours. Alcohol is well-integrated and the finish is harmonious. Drinking best at the moment.

  • 91p
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Origin

Ghazir, Bekaa Valley
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