Community Tasting Note
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johnrm Likes this wine: 92 points
July 31, 2020 - Half bottle. A usual Musar cork that needed a two-pronged 'Butler's friend'. A fairly deep colour (but not opaque) and a complex nose with red/black fruits and spice plus some VA. The spicy complexity on the nose began to really develop 1-2 hours after decanting and continued with time becoming ever more complex and attractive. The palate was still youthful with characteristic Musar richness, spice, and 'sweetness'. Plenty of juicy acidity but the wine gradually came together and began to show its potential for the future. The cabernet seemed to make its mark with blackcurrant flavours and cedar notes. Very long. Later, it was very good with barbecued food but, in all honesty, I would have been more than happy to push my plate aside and just enjoy the wine as it changed in the glass. Lovely now, given time (please do not pnp) but with real future potential in my view - even more so in bottle rather than half.
An 'antisocial' wine (this is meant in a complimentary way) - it somehow seems to take one over, even when in excellent company.
Next day, it was still drinking well. It still showed all the characteristics listed above with the rich spice still emerging and the juicy, long acidity prominent. Time will work the changes over the years - it will be fun to follow its development. At this point, 92+5 people found this helpful 3,382 views
3 Comments
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Dovberg commented:
8/1/20, 10:00 AM - Musar got to be the most underrated wine in the whole world and can be consumed by "common people" since the price is often quite fair. Huge bottle variations though.
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johnrm commented:
8/1/20, 11:37 AM - I agree. I 'discovered' Musar 40 years ago and have been smitten by it since then. The price has gradually risen in real terms but it remains incredible value for money. Every vintage is unique and every bottle is interesting and gives great pleasure.
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PSPatrick commented:
3/29/21, 10:03 AM - Agree 100% with your note and everything you said around the wine. It has always fascinated me that prices for back vintages remain stable for quite some time and even bottles 20 to 24 years old are fairly affordable, yet once bottles are past that age prices increase steeply year after year...