1966 Chateau Musar

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 94.3 points

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  6/9/2023 - Ernestas Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Lebanese night, Chateau Musar tasting (Vilnius, Lithuania): Chateau Musar tasting, flight 4/4, wine 11/12. Made from a blend of CS, Cinsault and Carignan, aged in FR oak barrels. This is just speechless, hands down my oldest tasted red which is still at its peak, great energy and fruitiness, truly time defying gem. Medium- garnet colour, tawny rim. Intense and complex aroma of cassis, prunes, dried leaves, mushrooms, leather, earth, celery root, spices, tamarind. Medium+ body, elegant and velvety, harmonious balance, medium+ tannins and acidity, everlasting finish.

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  7/25/2021 - _water.into.wine_ Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Not an easy one to spot as served blind. This was exceptionally pale and light (we are talking beaujolais and pinot noir light), so we all called burgundy! Added a little weight with air, but mind blowing that this is a bordeaux blend from Lebanon (face plant moment). Broadly speaking, I don't like younger vintages from this producer which are so big and bold, but this was a lovely elegant wine. With SJW for his birthday.

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  5/5/2016 - rossi.wine wrote: 94 Points

  Clear, greyish brown, very evolved in colour and on the nose - leather, earth, mushrooms, hints of Maggi spice. Soft and mellow on the palate, still very much alive and well balanced, good acidity. Nice bite towards the finish. Long, lingering. A wonderful bottle and a real privilege to taste! 93-95

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  6/23/2015 - peternelson wrote: 94 Points

  Terroni with Marc Hochar: Serious gorgeous stuff; according to Marc, '66, '70, and '77 were bigger "Pomerol" years with heftier structure and longevity. "Only signs of age is in the appearance". Pale translucent ruby, slight rusty hues; fragrant floral and slight cherry pie nuances with slight reduction/fumey herbs, animale and duck sauce; smooth, silky, elegant, almost no perceptible tannins but not weak or lacking in depth; Amazing, but alas, $988/btl wholesale.

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  11/14/2014 - Rupert wrote:

  Fine old Musar on the nose, but the oxidation on the palate is too distracting.

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