2002 Chateau Musar

Community Tasting Notes (313) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  2/19/2024 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still surprisingly fresh. Not a big wine but well made. Of the Musars I've tasted recently — 1998, 2002 and 2005 — this is the best.
  
  (10/31/2022) Fully mature but not over the hill. Terrific stuff!

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  12/25/2023 - johnrm Likes this wine: 95 Points

  A deeper colour than the older vintages (tasted as part of a flight of 1998 - 2003 vintages) and immediately richer on the palate. Beautifully balanced from nose to the long tail with so much to enjoy on the journey. This was a half bottle, too, so it is reassuring that the halves are maturing so well (we will finish the halves before the bottles).
  I tasted this vintage with Serge Hochar many years ago and it is a moving reminder of a great winemaker and a lovely man. Superb wine with plenty of life ahead.

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  12/18/2023 - sjecrawford Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Half. Cork disintegrated, not sure even an ah-so opener would have done the job! Decanted for 8 hours, nose slightly medicinal, smokey and not particularly exuberant. On the palate cigar smoke and leather with a touch of VA made for an interesting accompaniment to roast duck but this one wasn’t singing as the fruit seems to have vanished resulting in a somewhat one dimensional presentation.

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  12/15/2023 - Sperls Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Alas, last bottle. Still in great shape with probably years ahead of it with dark fruit, the exotic mix of spices that make it impossible to place in terms of region (ie, the “Musar-ness”), some tar, leather, medium finish. Great wine. Wish I had more.

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  12/2/2023 - Bullsgate Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A very sound bottle, you never know with Musar. Cork in excellent condition. This was exactly what I want a good, aged Musar to be like. Aromas of dried fruit, tobacco and some wood. Still some fruit left on the palata, tannins long gone to the ravages of time and good length. A superb match to rack of lamb last night!

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