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Wine Description
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...
Wine Information
In 2005 we experienced an unusual weather pattern in Lebanon – unequalled in 38 years! We had rain and
snow throughout January which lasted until mid February – followed by rain in March and April. Humid
but mild weather then set in from May through to September, with one very unusual day of rain on the
23rd July.
A guide to the style
In youth, Chateau Musar Reds are dense and richly-textured, with intense ‘baked fruit’ characters: plum...
