2002 Chateau Musar
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 - What a fantastic wine! Almost no sediment when decanting (left standing for two weeks in preparation) but quite a load of geggamoja, オリ, sediment later washed out from the btl.
A toast to Serge's grand passion!
Medium deep, bricking garnet.
Nose is vinous with maturing red berries and some sumi ink. Rather promising, albeit non-descript.
In the mouth this is clearly a red berries wine: Red currants, cranberries, sour cherries and raspberries are underlined by the restrained framework of its acid-tannin structure and the wine's beginning (early) maturity. Some small hints of ice tea, emerging herbal qualities and sumi-ink, the tiniest speck of Brett and (Niklas W nailed it:) lilac.
Tannins M+, acids M+ and medium bodied. Elegant, INTENSE and superbly balanced.
This is an unusual Musar (for my limited experience), as it is a non-Brett, almost not-at-all oxidized wine. Typical of Musar (from my limited experience) this is a very, very fine specimen of high quality wine. An undeniably great wine, amazingly admirably priced and well suited for great pleasures from now and onwards for many years.
...and keepers will be even more highly rewarded as the years go by.
Wife: 92p and wunderful!
Only one btl to go, need to source more of everything Musar, just, please, read Jeff Leve's encounter with the '61!
Home dinner with wagyu, Japanese winter soup, garlic infused bean sprouts and nattou on rice.
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