Community Tasting Note

Smahlatz wrote:

Sunday, October 3, 2010 - My first experience with Musar. What an interesting wine. Seems so much more mature than its 8 years. Colour deep transparent ruby with noticeable browning on the rim. On opening, the nose is full of old leather, reminiscent of mature bordeaux (but far older than 8 yrs), and alcohol. With air, sweet oak comes through, and some oxidised notes also. On the palate, very sweet strong oak. So much so, I found it quite hard to handle - reminiscent of young Rioja Gran Reserva. Day 2 and 3 however, more oxidised notes on the nose, some nettle, but the the oak settles on the palate, leaving a sweet attack (slightly too sweet for me), beautiful pure red fruits and then a smoky finish. Beautifully balanced wine, a smidgeon strong on alcohol. The nose really gives the impression of a very old wine, but the palate just gets fresher and fresher over several days - incredible. I look forward to my next bottle, however I would like to leave it 5 years.

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