Community Tasting Note

forceberry wrote:

Friday, February 25, 2022 - Made with Obaideh (2/3) and Merwah (1/3) sourced from ungrafted, low-yielding vineyards over 50 years of age, located at the altitude of 1,200 meters (4,000 feet) above sea level. The wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks; left to age in oak barrels for 6 to 9 months before bottling in 2000. 12,5% alcohol. Tasted in a Musar Blanc 2012-1994 vertical.

Deep burnished golden yellow to pale bronze color. Sweetish, moderately evolved nose with alluring, complex aromas of bitter almond oil, some rich cloudberry jam tones, a little bit of caramel, light nuances of lemon marmalade, nutty hints of slivered almonds and marzipan and a touch of honeydew melon. The wine is ripe, oily and quite concentrated on the palate with a full body and intense, subtly sweet-toned flavors of honey and apple jam, some evolved creamy tones, a little bit of honeydew melon, light caramel notes, nutty hints of peanut butter and roasted pine seeds and a slightly MSG-ish touch of evolved umami character. The overall feel is quite round and even slightly voluptuous, but the medium-to-moderately high acidity manages to keep the wine quite effortlessly in balance. The finish is long, rich and moderately developed with complex flavors of apple jam, some honeydew melon, a little bit of creamy richness, light nutty notes of peanut butter and roasted walnuts, a hint of bruised apple and a touch of marzipan.

A beautifully rich, evolved and complex vintage of white Musar. The overall feel is a bit round and on a softer side compared to most vintages of white Musar, but at the same time showing remarkable complexity and depth of flavor. Although I'd love the wine to have a bit more acidity and freshness, the overall style is impressive enough to make the wine come across as very impressive even with its slightly round and oily mouthfeel. Although not as impressive as the bottle we tasted a few years ago (February 2020), this was still among some of the best wines we tasted this evening. At 44,10€ this wine offers some real bang for the buck.

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