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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Paul852 on 11/28/2023 & rated 91 points: Previously I've found the main label (as opposed to Jeune) rosés to be my least favourite Musar wines, certainly from a value perspective, but this bottle is rather nice. However it definitely needed an hour of air (not decanted) and to be somewhat warmer than fridge temperature to come round.
Then, like all Musars, it reveals different aspects with each sip: sometimes it tastes just like a white, but sometimes the red grapes come through. It's really hard to describe this wine, but it's going down well with a variety of food. Even though (at ~US$35) it's well over twice the price of the Jeune Rosé I can see myself getting a few more of these in. (850 views) | | | Tasted by Yassine23 on 9/29/2023: An hour in the decanter. Lovely stuff, meaty, spicy and savoury. (872 views) | | | Tasted by Toasty Oak on 8/5/2023 & rated 92 points: August 4 & 5 2023
Pale copper in the glass.
Aromas of peach and melon, nail polish remover, eucalyptus, blood orange finish. Rich on the palate with good acidity and faint velvety tannins. During dinner the flavors morphed and changed, sometimes coming across as more herbaceous and then back to fruity then savory. Really complex and interesting rose.
Drink now or later. (981 views) | | | Tasted by J+B_Wines on 7/31/2023 & rated 94 points: Such a unique and exciting expression of rose. Nice full body, subtle fruit notes, slight oxidative quality. (1007 views) | | | Tasted by Ernestas on 6/9/2023 & rated 92 points: Lebanese night, Chateau Musar tasting (Vilnius, Lithuania): Chateau Musar tasting, flight 1/4, wine 2/12. Vines are located at 1200 meters of altitude, made from a blend of 60% Obaideh, 37% Merwah and 3% Cinsault, aged for 12 months in new FR oak and 1 year in bottle. Pale golden, subtle salmon hue. Intense and complex aroma of smoke, oyster shell, leather, spices, quince, lanolin, tangerine, hint of raspberries. Medium body, concentrated and fresh, fruitless flavours of smoke, leather, earth, spices. Feels steely, well structured with medium+ acidity, touch of tannins. (1257 views) | | | Tasted by RajivAyyangar on 3/21/2023 & rated 91 points: Osito w/ Laurtal (Osito, SF): This felt like tasting a super young Musar Blanc. Raw carrot. Wild apple. Lovely wax. Young, but so familiar. What a night! (792 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 7/30/2022 & rated 91 points: Pale salmon-orange hints; Very slightly corked but still showed nice complexity, earthiness, tanginess, apricot pit, very good depth, lots of character. Another one that should be aged another 5-10 years. Rose party (985 views) | | | Tasted by J+B_Wines on 4/25/2022 & rated 95 points: Delightful (858 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 2/25/2022 & rated 90 points: A blend of white Obaideh (60%) and Merwah (37%) with a very small amount of red Cinsaut (3%) added right before pressing the grapes to add color to the wine. All varieties are fermented spontaneously in oak and aged for 12 months in new French oak barrels. Bottled 14 months after the harvest, released in summer 2020, almost 3 years after the harvest. 11,5% alcohol.
Pale whitish-yellow color with subtly rosy highlights. The nose feels ripe, sweetish and slightly primary with aromas of ripe white peach, some apple jam, light woolly notes of lanolin, a little bit of creamy oak, light fragrant nuances of Mediterranean herbs, a primary hint of candied fruit, a woody touch of dry oak character and a perfumed hint of jasmine and white flowers. The wine is dry, fresh and lively on the palate with a medium body and very youthful flavors of crunchy golden apple, some chalky and saline mineral tones, a little bit of creamy oak, light woolly nuances, a hint of lemony citrus fruit and a sweeter touch of candied primary fruit. Nice, fresh and quite structured acidity. The finish is lively, crunchy and pretty acid-driven with rather lengthy flavors of lemony citrus fruits, some tart green apple tones, a little bit of creamy oak, light mineral nuances of chalk dust, a hint of wool and a touch of savory wood character.
A nice, fresh and still very youthful vintage of Musar Rosé that feels a bit woody and woolly at the moment. The overall style is wonderfully bright and delicate - especially compared to the normally much weightier white Musar - but not lacking in intensity in any way. While pleasant and refreshing, I find the wine to be a bit awkward at the moment - just like I found the vintage 2016 back in 2020 - and thus I'd leave this bottle to develop in a cellar for another 7-10 years or so, as I expect the wine to drop the sweeter primary fruit notes and oaky nuances as it ages. I just hope the woolly notes would also recede into the background and not take over the flavor profile! (1539 views) | | | Tasted by diggydan on 9/24/2021 & rated 92 points: Drank at (warmish) cellar temp. Relatively serious rose with some stuffing, red apples, and tons of minerals. (1007 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 9/11/2021: A Few Wines Tasted at Lisa and Sheldon's Engagement Party (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Small glass, brief note. Perhaps this needs more time, but it also didn't thrill me. soft fruit, bitterness on finish. (1580 views) | | | Tasted by AlphaMikeFoxtrot on 8/1/2021 & rated 91 points: More full bodied than I was expecting. In fact, I would call it "full bodied" Meyer lemon, white flowers, strawberries, raspberries, cream, hazelnuts. Great acid. This is big and beautiful. (597 views) | | | Tasted by manonthemoon on 7/16/2021 & rated 91 points: N orange rind, rose water, musk, mineral
P unripe strawberry, citrus, rose water, musk, minerals
F long in length, high acidity, good mouthfeel
Overall a really nice rose (482 views) | | | Tasted by PSPatrick on 6/4/2021 & rated 93 points: Mid salmon colour. Floral notes, orange rind, lemon zest, nutmeg, herbal notes, and light spice, with medium-level acidity and a lightly creamy texture. This unique rosé is deep, complex, and incredibly long. Best enjoyed on its own, and only lightly chilled. Only 12.5% ABV. (780 views) | | | Tasted by Camley Wines on 4/27/2021: Unbelievably amazing rose wine. Enjoyed wine with shrimp and crab legs. (1251 views) | | | Tasted by Frijole on 3/22/2021: light golden rose, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: green peach, daffodils, musk, silver
Pal: green peach, daffodils, musk, silver, minerals
Feel: medium, savory
Finish: medium
T6 (could be a 7) (493 views) | | | Tasted by GTFreek on 3/4/2021: Obaideh, Merwah, and 3% Cinsault.
Medium plus nose is serious, rosewater, lime zest, dark wet rock, white flowers. Palate gives nutty tones, almond, mineral, strawberry, then a round feel, a light creaminess, lovely flavor in the finish. Recommend. (487 views) | | | Tasted by terronk on 12/11/2020: Tasted with a winemaker friend and his partner who is studying for her MW, specializes in white wine, and used to distribute Chateau Musar in Europe. Opened bottle 90 minutes before and poured out of the bottle before drinking a pair of 2008 and 2010 Chateau Musar Blanc with salmon. All of our first times drinking Musar Rosé (other than the Jeune.)
The nose on this rosé was immediately very different. This wine almost tastes much like a white wine than a typical rosé, maybe the closest thing to it is a Provence rosé. But it has plenty of structure and complexity. It’s clear this wine is far too young to drink now, and should be laid down for a long while. I’ll probably buy more to replace it and see if in 5, 10, 20 years, this rosé lives up to expectations for an aged Musar. (410 views) |
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Decanter, Château Musar (6/16/2020)
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Housed in an 18th century castle in Ghazir, about 25 km north of Beirut, Chateau Musar was founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar, inspired by Lebanon’s 6,000-year winemaking tradition and his friendship with Ronald Barton of Chateau Leoville-Barton in Saint Julien. The estate’s name in Arabic is ‘M’zar,’ meaning “place of extraordinary beauty/shrine to be visited,” an ideal name for this fascinating estate.
The vines for the estate’s unique wines are located in the famed Bekaa Valley, an area celebrated for its viticulture since Biblical times. At the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, Lebanon’s favorable geographical and climatic conditions have always held abundant promise for the cultivation of grapes. The Bekaa Valley is positioned particularly well, nestled between the ‘Lebanon’ and ‘Anti-Lebanon’ mountain ranges at 34° N of the equator.
The vineyards of Musar are planted at altitudes ranging from 1,000 – 1,500 meters (3,280 – 4,921 ft) above sea level. The vines benefit from cool nights and seasonal temperatures (snow in winter and hot summers), resulting in long ripening periods. The vineyard soils are predominantly calcareous/limestone with gravel and stone, resulting in wines of distinctive character and blends of appealing complexity.
The vineyards’ remote location coupled with the Hochar family’s respect for the environment has resulted in ‘organic’ vineyards by default since the 1950s, even long before the term was coined. The estate obtained organic certification for its vineyards in 2005, the first producer in Lebanon to do so. All the grapes are hand-harvested by local Bedouins in the cool of the morning in order to preserve freshness, the harvest usually taking place between August and October.
The Chateau Musar winery is located in Ghazir about two and a half hour’s drive from the Bekaa Valley. The cellars are dug into the mountainside providing perfect condition for long term wine storage. The wines of Chateau Musar are produced with a ‘non-interventionist’ wine making philosophy; fermentation starts naturally with ambient yeasts, the bare minimum of sulfur is used and the Chateau Musar wines are neither fined nor filtered. Individual varieties from different vineyards are kept separately up to two years, and constantly tasted to understand their unique personalities and characteristics. The final blending process is an intrinsic part of the winemaking art at Chateau Musar — winemaking by instinct.
The estate produces three lines: the flagship range includes Chateau Musar Red, Chateau Musar White and Chateau Musar Rosé; Hochar Père et Fils Red – a more accessible red, produced from a single vineyard site in the Bekaa Valley and ready to drink upon release at year five (as opposed to Chateau Musar Red which the family recommends to drink starting from year 15); and Musar Jeune — unoaked vibrant wines intended for immediate drinking. The Chateau Musar Red and White wines undergo lengthy bottle ageing in the estate cellars and are released only after seven years.
Chateau Musar first achieved international recognition during the Bristol Wine Fair in England in 1979, where the wine press and prominent critics including Michael Broadbent declared it “the discovery of the fair”. In 1984, Decanter wine magazine named Serge Hochar their first ever “Man of the Year” for his extraordinary achievements, determination and dedication to producing outstanding wines during the difficult years of the Lebanese civil war.
Today, Chateau Musar wines are known worldwide for their finesse, elegance and extraordinary ability to age, and the estate still offers mesmerizing wines dating back to the 1950’s.
Speaking about the wines of Chateau Musar, Serge Hochar said “the harmony of nature is better than anything we could ever create. I believe it should be a priority to seek to drink what is ‘true’ rather than what is ‘good’ “. When speaking about quality in wine he added “I once produced a wine that was technically perfect but it lacked the charms of imperfection”.
With its captivating history and the incredible passion and dedication of the Hochar family, Chateau Musar has achieved a sort of cult-like status and is one of the most written-about and discussed wines in the world today.Rosé Blend"Rosé blend" can mean a blend of just about any varietals since the designation comes from the resulting color of the wine.Rosé Rosé - Wikipedia |
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