1999 Chateau Musar
Red Blend
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ch Musar Bekaa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
2/2/2018, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Christelle Guibert
(Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Chateau Musar Masterclass 2017, 12/11/2017, (See more on Decanter...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
(Château Musar) Login and sign up and see review text.
Jan/Feb 2017, Issue #67, Château Musar The World’s Most Heroic Wine
JancisRobinson.com
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By Richard Hemming, MW
(Ch Musar Bekaa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text.
9/7/2015, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
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By Chris Kissack
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May 2005, (See more on Winedoctor...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Slightly bricking dark red violet color; aromatic, lifted, licorice, dried berry, ginger cake, clove, violets nose; silky textured, complex, delicious, dried berry, dried red berry, licorice, dried cherry palate; long finish
3/14/2016, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Dark red violet color; rich, anise, dried berry, spicy black fruit, chocolatey nose; tasty, youthful, tart black fruit, spice, fig, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
9/22/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Medium garnet red color; nice anise, baked black fruit, clove nose; tasty, baked black fruit, clove, berry, black raspberry, anise palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
12/15/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Dark garnet red color; herbal, lavender, black fruit, fig nose with a touch of brett; tasty, garrigue, lavender, dried plum, fig palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
9/18/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Bricking medium dark red violet color; lovely plum, dried red fruit, anise, bittersweet chocolate nose; tasty plum, berry, anise, tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
7/30/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Medium raspberry red color with pale meniscus; lovely cherry, berry, anise nose; tasty, currant, berry,tart cherry, anise palate; medium-plus finish
2/28/2010, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; rich, ripe berry, chocolate, raspberry, smoke and dried berry nose; lovely, dried berry, black fruit, chocolate and plum palate; medium finish
4/12/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
(Chateau Musar) It was just plain sick. Incredible nose of currants, cherry, cassis, brett, tea leaves, hay, earthy and burnt forest floor that kept getting more and more aromatically interesting as the evening went along. The palate was perfect. No hard edges at all with perfect integration of all fruit, tannin and nice crisp acids with a light velvety mouthfeel that lingered for what seemed like forever. Lovely lovely Musar and will easily last 20 years in the cellar.
9/29/2008, (See more on Rockss and Fruit...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Earthy, dried plum nose; ripe berry, herb and plum palate with charcoal notes; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
9/20/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Big dried and sour cherry nose; great, rich, tangy, plum, dried plum red fruit palate; medium-plus finish
4/3/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Garnet red color with clear meniscus; dried cherry and tobacco nose; lovely, sappy, plush, dried cherry, dried plum palate; medium-plus finish
2/17/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Chateau Musar) Light medium red color with pale edges; great barnyard and meaty, sweet meat and tart cherry nose; tasty, Rhone-like beef jus, pepper and horseradish palate; medium-plus finish
10/4/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1999
- TypeRed
- ProducerChateau Musar
- VarietyRed Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryLebanon
- RegionBekaa Valley
- SubRegionn/a
- Appellationn/a
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- UPC/EAN Code4000137992021, 5017469110206, 5017469110800, 5017469119803, 5017469119902, 611482012995, 611482060910, 611482079936
3/31/2024 - johnrm Likes this wine: 94 Points
A slightly paler colour than the 2003 tasted at the same time. Perfect cork - but I use the 2-pronged ‘butler’s friend’ corkpull for all old bottles of wine (See notes on Musar website for the device - widely available).
[Decanted slowly through a fine filter to remove the solid sediment. I always keep the inevitable fine powdery sediment late in the decant separate. I filter the last few ml (including any fine sediment) into a separate glass for an early taste.]
Good from the off but much better, as usual, after 5+ hours in the decanter.
It is still amazingly youthful and showed all the attractive sweet dark cherry and dark plum fruit and spice as in my previous note of 8 years ago. It continued to evolve in the glass over time. It has aged beautifully. Excellent structure, balance, and length. No VA.
Earlier notes are worth a look. Seeing the happy expressions on the faces of my wife and sons at dinner, we stopped trying to describe the subtleties and complexity of this wine and simply enjoyed it. No rush to drink your stocks!
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3/30/2024 - Puteljen! Likes this wine: 93 Points
A heady, classic nose of cassis, blueberries, cherries and blackberries. A bit of sandalwood, cinnamon and cloves. Very light VA, but much less than previous bottles. On the palate quite smooth and polished with generous fruit, medium structure and body and lots of detail. Medium+ lenght. This bottle is drinking surprisingly young.
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2/13/2024 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points
Dry and crumbly cork that doesn’t hold upto the corkscrew. Mid garnet with some vestiges of ruby at the core. Spicy notes beneath the VA, that mix of spice, some red fruit and acetone. Lovely texture, fully evolved with a spot of glycerin enhancing the texture, quite long, and a touch of heat on the finish. Good, but let’s see how it holds up overnight. Similar the next evening in terms of flavour and texture, but now minus the obvious volatility on the nose. Last glass all but wiped out by very fine, hazy sediment. ****
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2/9/2024 - Eric wrote:
Mamnoon: Provencale herbs. Touch of VA. Warm and bright with cherry, earthy on the back end. This softens and gets warmer with air, strawberry preserve, baking spice.
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1/20/2024 - fournet Likes this wine: 93 Points
I have enjoyed a couple each of the 1999 and 2000 over the last two months. The vintage is very typical in style for Musar. Well balanced with complexity, relatively subtle tannins, and a very long finish. I continue to enjoy the unique and quality taste of Musar, and the 1999 is no exception.
I found the wine evolved over the first two hours after opening, but enjoyable from the first pour.
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