5 Decades of Ch. Musar Blanc.... with Serge & Marc Hochar (Dining Room, Aberdeen Marina Club, Hong Kong): Tasted blind amongst 12 vintages. Deep caramel gold in colour. Nose is reticent and not as old as the colour suggests (?) but there is real depth and complexity lurking here…. it is a deep, dark and lurking kind of a nose that is quite intriguing. As the 10th vintage tasted, the palate demonstrated the clearest expression of the classic mahogany furniture and associated beeswax and burnt caramel elements of Ch. Musar Blanc…a nice brightness too. . Bright on the palate too. Great complexity. Heady and superb resonance. This is really very good indeed. Once revealed as the 1981 vintage, Serge mentioned that he had used only the Merwah grape in this vintage. So now I can identify that it is Merwah that give the Musar Blanc its predominant character.
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11/15/2023 - bookert wrote: 85 Points
Pretty oxidised
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12/22/2021 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 94 Points
Once warmed up showed a lot of freshness, complexity and depth
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5/21/2018 - R J Lewis wrote:
Tasting at London Wine Fair 2018.
Nose: Nutty, butter, clove, preserved orange.
Palate: Full, waxy fruit. Orange, cooked, orange, clove, fresh acidity.
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11/19/2017 - AudunG wrote: 87 Points
Dark as strong tea. Dried fruit and raisin aromas, in addition to some oxidation. Good fruit and concentration, but rather tired.
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6/5/2013 - Vincent Bloom wrote: 95 Points
Chicken stock, peppermint. Savory yet fresh.
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2/20/2013 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 93 Points
5 Decades of Ch. Musar Blanc.... with Serge & Marc Hochar (Dining Room, Aberdeen Marina Club, Hong Kong): Tasted blind amongst 12 vintages. Deep caramel gold in colour. Nose is reticent and not as old as the colour suggests (?) but there is real depth and complexity lurking here…. it is a deep, dark and lurking kind of a nose that is quite intriguing. As the 10th vintage tasted, the palate demonstrated the clearest expression of the classic mahogany furniture and associated beeswax and burnt caramel elements of Ch. Musar Blanc…a nice brightness too. . Bright on the palate too. Great complexity. Heady and superb resonance. This is really very good indeed. Once revealed as the 1981 vintage, Serge mentioned that he had used only the Merwah grape in this vintage. So now I can identify that it is Merwah that give the Musar Blanc its predominant character.
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2/20/2013 - sharonandroland Likes this wine: 92 Points
HKWS tasting - 5 decades of Musar Blanc with Serge Hochar (Hong Kong): Amber. Menthol, eucalyptos - very unusual, as both of these flavours are very dominant. Anise, liquorice, Fernet Branca, medicinal.
124 points - came 12th, no first or second, two last.
Personal 5th.
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