February 9, 2024 - Mamnoon: What a crazy wine. Funky nose, oxidative, varnish. Oily and intense on the palate, citrus, long, powerful. Sort of an old Rioja Blanco but perplexing, hard to describe and complex. It was also an unreal and perfect pairing with a scallop dish.
September 4, 2023 - Could not have said it better than ozonelayer's note.
August 29, 2023 - After having a flawed bottle about a week ago, this had to be given another try.
Clear, medium lemon colour. In the nose, there is a very slight toastiness present, with some yellow plum, ripe bruised fruits and nuttiness. On the palate, the wine is dry and has nice acidity that slowly builds up on your gums. The aromas from the nose are repeated, along with a creamy, almost waxy texture and some salinity. The aftertaste is surprisingly fresh with ripe citrus, nutty aromas, dried herbs and flowers and just a tiny touch of oak.
Overall, this feels quite stylish and very much Musar-like. Obviously it is still very young, and you do get the sense that there is potential for lots of added complexity when aged for a few years. On it's own, the wine feels slightly awkward in it's current phase, and would maybe work better if paired with food. However, it will most certainly show it's true colours only after some more bottle age, as with white Musars in general. Looking forward to trying this again in the future. Superb stuff!
August 20, 2023 - Clear, almost amber-like colour. The nose is oxidised, carrying notes of cornflower and a slight madeira-like tone. On the palate, the wine feels medium-bodied and quite low in acidity. A distant aroma of ripe yellow apples can be found, along with the slightest hint of oak.
This was in no way reminiscent of the white Musar's I've had in the past. As these wines are known for their capability to age for a long time, I think it is safe to say this bottle was not of sound quality. Looking forward to trying another bottle soon.
August 3, 2023 - Waxy, nutty and floral. Very dry sherry like
July 17, 2023 - Clear and medium lemon appearance. The pronounced nose combines strong waxy/petrol notes along with interesting bubblegum aromas. These get reflected in the medium intensity palate which has medium acidity and feels slightly disjointed, suggesting some further cellaring time would be beneficial. Interesting wine but not for every day or week.
June 1, 2023 - Very herbal with some honey and lemon zest. Needed at least an hour to breath.
May 11, 2023 - I had an older bottle of this in a restaurant a few years ago and it was stunning, so I was looking forward to trying these.
Petrol and nutty with white flowers and honey and spices on the nose, the palate was dry and sherry-like with a bit too much chemical edge for my taste. Although I could smell this wine all night long, it wasn’t that fun to drink.
Edit: I did not mean to rate 94, must have been fat fingers on the slider. Now changed
February 23, 2023 - Creamy nose, marzipan,
Bruised fruit on the palate, apple and peach, then layers of hazelnuts and lemon peel. Complex, and very long.
Always a treat once it opens up and this was wonderfully open. On fine form and drinking well now.
January 25, 2023 - Musar Musar. Who could fault Musar? Just so distinctive, confident, unique. The white is full of in-your-face weirdness. Smoky, stony, nutty, herbal... Even hints of curry (turmeric?) - definitely odd. But so good! So exploding with character and confidence, such a delight. And no doubt capable of serious ageing. Marvellous.