2000 Chateau Musar
Community Tasting Note
_water.into.wine_ Does not like this wine:
85 Points
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 - Tasted from half bottles (375ml) during a blind tasting with my sister and brother-in-law.
An extremely cloudy wine that is showing its age with distinctive bricking. In short, A sweet nose of cassis and an even sweeter taste of currants. Whilst I wanted to love this wine (and my sister/brother in law did) I just could not like it. I found it quite sickly and over bearing.
I genuinely do worry that if the wine from this chateau was served in a bottle with a different label, it would receive low marks, but the internal desire for us to all love this wine because of the story behind it could sway our perception.
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Comment posted by StefanAkiko:
3/8/2015 1:28:00 PM - I honestly think you guys could possibly benefit from a number of experiments involving the decanting of your wines. You may find it attractive to drink the clear liquid, instead of the muddled one. Decanting for a few hours can also remove some of the more "difficult" aromas that could also be refered to as 'acquired taste'.
However, I do agree with you that Musar's 2000 is far from their best effort. Hope you enjoy their stronger efforts better!
Enjoy!
Comment posted by Goldstone:
3/10/2015 8:19:00 AM - Guys, I agree with Stefan that decanting is absolutely necessary....... I would decant, clean the bottle then pour the wine back in, leave it overnight, then decant for 3 hours before serving. I also agree that 2000 will never be a vintage to recommend.