2003 Chateau Musar Hochar Père & Fils

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  6/11/2023 - lozatron Likes this wine:

  Generously shared by a musarophile friend. Clearly some unruliness - VA I think - but enjoyed by the camp fire with smoked meats it was just perfect. Further confirms my view that Musar is one of the great camping wines.

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  8/10/2021 - thewinelake Likes this wine: 90 Points

  For me, this is not past-it at all! Yes, there's a high degree of VA, but behind that, the fruit is still reasonably fresh and the woodfire, meat and spices are in harmony.
  I know that the Hochars never intended for this to be a keeper, but there's something they do there that can result in ridiculously long-lived wines.

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  6/5/2015 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 91 Points

  2 hour + decant, dark ruby in the glass, the nose is unique with a strong nutmeg component along with exotic herbs and strawberry. On the palate the nose continues with a sweet, sugary vein, an olive component is added, with mellow, well integrated tannins and marked acidity with a long finish. A very interesting wine, never had anything quite like it before.

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  11/28/2014 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Popped and poured. Drank over amazing simple pan-fried aged NZ ribeye. Transparent and jeweled lambs blood colour. Nose is unmistakable Musar: spicy Eastern temples funk, red Turkish Delight, strawberries. Palate is rich, medium-bodied smoky sweet confit strawberry, great balance of acidity and dry powdered almost Barolo-like brick dust tannins. The fruit is still all there. Pleasant finish and hint of resonance but obviously lacking the power and layered complexity of its big brother. Superb at its price point. Irresistably good.

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  10/24/2013 - dke wrote: 89 Points

  Initially little musty but opened up after several hours into nice mature
  leathery wine tasting like a mixture of medium body cab with hints of rhone but with much more pronounced acidity on the finish. On the second night more barnyard showed up and wine softened and tasted little fuller. Interesting wine, but not sure if I would seek it out.

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