Community Tasting Note
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PSPatrick wrote: 92 points
August 18, 2018 - The 1998 Musar was medium garnet in colour and red fruit-driven, cedary, leathery and balsamic, with fine, mostly resolved tannin, lively acidity, a good, smooth mouthfeel, and good length. The wine improved with extended aeration and became very balanced, integrated, harmonious and super-smooth on day two. It had a mature profile, but I disagree with some of the previous notes in that I am positive that the 1998 Musar will still go a long way, and maybe even live forever.
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2 Comments
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Kirk Grant commented:
8/27/18, 4:55 AM - I'm in complete agreement with you. I think the problem has been that the '98 was followed by the '99 and the two vintages are so different that it may be hard for some to wrap their heads around the 98 when the 99 is so opulent and bold. The 98 has always strikes me as a wine of balance and your comment that with more air the wine became more harmonious is exactly what I recall of this wine in my past drinking experiences with this wine. Thanks for sharing the notes.
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PSPatrick commented:
8/27/18, 5:16 AM - Hi Kirk, thank you for your comment and feedback. You are probably right. And I had a 2000 recently, which also seemed more accessible and pleasurable upon opening than the 1998. It would be very interesting to put the three vintages in a lineup in ten and in fifteen years. The perception of the 1998 vs 1999 and 2000 might be very different then...