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1972 Chateau Musar
- Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 761 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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- from 3 Critic Reviews
- Certified Organic
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Producer tasting notes: "In its youth, this had a beautiful and harmonious aromatic intensity. A boldness and generous character that won over many, including Serge himself, often citing it as one of his favourite vintages. Layers of flavour shoehorned into a complex package that balanced the silken texture and spiced fruit with acidity and elegance. As it matured and the colour lightened towards garnet and ultimately hints of orange, these characters further integrated to give an intoxicating combination of floral aromas and soft red fruits, to more tertiary notes of leather and coffee, desiccated fruit and forest floor." - Chateau Musar
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Highlights
- From Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 761 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Cabernet Sauvignon - Cinsault
- Pairs well with Lamb
- Certified Organic
Winery
Chateau Musar is a renowned wine producer based in Ghazir, Lebanon, just north of the capital Beirut, producing a range of wines from vineyards in the Bekaa Valley, and best-known for its eponymous grand vin: Chateau Musar. Gas...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Seven years in the making, Chateau Musar Red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault from vineyards near the Bekaa Valley villages of Aana and Kefraya on gravelly soils over limestone. Planted from the 1930s onwards, yields are low from these mature bushvines (average age: 40 years): Between 15 to 35hl per hectare.
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault & Carignan (Carignan)
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Gaston Hochar
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Winemaking
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Separate varietal fermentation's in concrete vats. Racked in to French Nevers oak 225L barrels.
- Ageing
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12 months in French Nevers oak
- Producer Tasting Notes
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In its youth, this had a beautiful and harmonious aromatic intensity. A boldness and generous character that won over many, including Serge himself, often citing it as one of his favourite vintages. Layers of flavour shoehorned into a complex package that balanced the silken texture and spiced fruit with acidity and elegance. As it matured and the colour lightened towards garnet and ultimately hints of orange, these characters further integrated to give an intoxicating combination of floral aromas and soft red fruits, to more tertiary notes of leather and coffee, desiccated fruit and forest floor.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Beef stifado Starter Course
- Beef braised with onions and cheese
- Greek
- Lamb bulgogi Main Course
- BBQ marinated lamb
- Contains: mirin, garlic
- Korean
- Tandoori mixed grill Main Course
- Chicken and lamb
- Contains: meat, tandoori marinade
- Indian
- Sloppy Giuseppe pizza Main Course
- Hot spiced beef, green pepper, red onion, mozzarella and tomato
- Contains: green peppers
- Italian
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Sadly, much of the 1972 vintage suffered from an extremely poor growing season, particularly in Europe.
In France, Bordeaux, Sauternes, Beaujolais, Champagne, the Loire and Alsace all endured a markedly poor year due to relentless rain, and few wines of any note were made. Although Burgundy performed slightly better than Bord...
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