2002 Chateau Musar
Community Tasting Note
thesternowl wrote:
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - This bottle was hand carried from the Middle East, seven years back, and my first time enjoying the 2002 since release. Cork was perfect. On the nose, some VA but nothing crazy. Notes of balsamic, teriyaki, sandalwood and charred meat. On the palate, still quite primary with dark cherries and dried dark fruits being predominate. Plenty of structure. The texture is remarkably fine and silky. Quite classy actually! Nevertheless, this isn’t the most soul stirring vintage of Musar Rouge. At nearly 19 years of age, this bottle still comes across as youthful with developing vinousity. Perhaps time will coax more out...but I suspect, as others have previously stated, that the 2002 is more of a modest wine by their standards...which is still quite delicious and enjoyable in its own right. This will easily live for another 10+ years.
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Comment posted by JohnTelford:
3/9/2021 2:34:00 PM - Always interested in decanting time on these? Thoughts?
Comment posted by thesternowl:
3/10/2021 9:08:00 AM - Great question and I agree, very important with Musar. This bottle was served at a friend's house and only decanted about two hours. IMO, this needed several hours.