Community Tasting Notes 248

• Irish_Wine Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 15, 2024 - Tawny in the glass.
  
  Developed nose with layers of dried cherry, leather and caramel. Smoky spices, forest floor and dried flowers.
  
  Expressive and savoury on the palate. Cinnamon comes through on the meaty finish.
  
  Fully mature with resolved tannins. Don't see much reason to wait further based on this sample.

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• rayq wrote:

  March 23, 2024 - Probably past peak. Showed its alcohol on day 1 with some high toned VA notes. Seemed better on day 2 but not as stunning as Moose can be.
  
  (looking at my notes on this wine it appears to be quite a lottery. Two left, here's hoping!)

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• dera Likes this wine: 95 points

  March 1, 2024 - Blood/brick red. Mature and clean nose with blood, meat, red fruits, umami, soy sauce, black pepper and savory herbs. Palate is mature but with decent acidity, driven by red fruits, cranberries, crushed peppers, slightly pruney plum, and some citrusy notes like orange peel. Finish has fully resolved tannins and absurdly long finish with multiple waves of flavors. I could likely write a 2 page dissertation about the finish, it's pretty epic.
  Decanted and tasted over 48 hours, it falls off the cliff after 24 hours. Tastes best after a brief decant. Cork and bottle in pristine condition. This is drinking at or perhaps just slightly past its peak, so time to pop those corks and drink up.

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• Keith Cooper Likes this wine: 89 points

  February 21, 2024 - The Wine Society, UK, tasting of Chateau Musar. Wines introduced by owners Gaston and Mark Hochar. Venue: London.
  
  Pale plum colour, slight cloudiness. Light nose, fruit present but not so pronounced.
  This is not so welcoming on the palate. Nothing wrong, but it doesn't have the depth and structure of younger vintages. Off dry. Maybe this older vintage would be better with some food. I'll stick to the 2004!

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• matage Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 12, 2024 - Fairly translucent in a garnet, slightly cloudy hue.
  Cherries, cranberry, brushed leather, spice and dust. Fairly dry with high acidity and long leathery tannins. Paired well with coffee roasted duck and pan jus.
  
  Fully mature but kept evolving so no rush to open if you are holding.
  
  Glass: Riedel Veritas Merlot

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1997
• Type Red
• Producer Chateau Musar
• Varietal Red Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Lebanon
• Region Bekaa Valley
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Codes 2057369119704, 5017469111609, 5017469119704, 611482012995, 611482030029, 611482364414

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• Pending Delivery 16 (1%)
• In Cellars 1,261 (56%)
• Consumed 956 (43%)

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