2002 Chateau Musar
Community Tasting Note
99tollap wrote:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - Third time I've had this wine, and, surprise surprise, the third time it's tasted different! After 10 hour decant... nose is fresh and vibrant, but with that muskiness (brett and oxidation) that typifies Musar. I always think of Musar as being like a quirky, dingy backstreet antiques shop. Eccentric, but you never know when you're going to find something remarkable. In the mouth there is an upfront sweetness of blackberrys and raspberrys, which quickly resides to serious dark leather, meat and something quite medicinal. Good acidity going on and very young tannin structure. This is a nice wine, but it's just not quite there yet. All the indications tell me it'll be great one day, just needs a while longer in the bottle.
UPDATE: With a herby, rich, salty meat/pasta dish this wine just went up a few gears. The sweet fruit became much more prominent, and the brett added a lovely deep richness like cured meat (chorizo). Gorgeous. 89-91
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