1999 Chateau Musar
Community Tasting Note
VlgJeff wrote:
Saturday, December 25, 2021 - Christmas Dinner (Our House): Based on many other TNs (thank you) we knew this wine needed air! The bottle was decanted (with a small amount of sediment) a bit after Noon for dinner. The fill was mid-neck, and (luckily) the cork came out unbroken, but was "squishy" and wet to about 20% of the way up.
As the wine sat in the decanter it got darker and took on weight. It took to the 3 1/2-hour mark to reach the point where the fruit finally exceeded the wood as the primary flavor, and the acidity began to wane.
At the 5 1/2-hour mark we began to drink the wine with dinner. The color was a medium to deep violet with a faded rim. The nose was mostly earth and spice, with some red fruit. The medium bodied palate showed lots of spice, some red fruit (strawberry & cherry) and earth, and juicy acidity.
This was our first experience with any of the Musar reds, after having one bottle each of the white and the rosé, and it was unique. Not certain how long this vintage can hold but have one more 1999 and one 2005 that we'll probably enjoy within the next couple of years.
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