Wines from Lebanon

Bekaa Valley

Chateau Musar. Bekaa Valley - The Famous Lebanese Vineyard

Serge Hochar's father established a winery in the castle of Mzar north of Beirut in the Bekaa Valley in 1930. Serge gained much experience at Chateau Leoville Barton, so it is not surprising, that the red wine of Chateau Musar resembles a fine Bordeaux. It is blended from various proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsaut and Syrah planted on the slopes of the Bekaa Valley 30 miles further east and is capable of many years bottle maturation.

Grape Varieties

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Cinsaut
• Syrah

Chateau Musar Current Vintages, 1999 White just released - 1999 will be released in May 06

Chateau Musar

Chateau Musar. Wine Testing Note

Vintage 1997

available in ½ Bottles, Bottle and Magnum

A fairly normal winter followed by a fresh spring with no hail or frost and then a mild summer with a very cloudy and fresh August followed by a sunny September. These perfect conditions allowed grapes to mature slowly and surely at a pace rarely.

The harvest started on the 15th of September and ended on the 11th of October for the reds. However harvesting had to stop for about 4 days starting on the 30th of September because of rain. It was the slowest and best fermentation they had at Chateau Musard and by the 30th of September 805 of the harvest was in the cellar.

The wines were tasted on the 18th of November. Almost all malolactics were finished and wines looked ready for drinking. Very beautiful wines and even the whites were as good as the reds. All wines are big and very perfectly balanced whatever the cepage. Cabernet sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault, Merwah and Obaideh.

Definitely a Vintage to follow very closely.

Mr. Serge Husar – November 1997: A rich, warm deep cherry red with smoky nose full of spices and fruits. On the palate there are mixed berry fruits – cherries, redcurrants, pomegranates and Christmas spices of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Good acidity with good tannin levels results in a wine of classic structure with long ageing potential.

“ The Chateau Musar 1997 will be familiar to all devoters of the deep, dark, rich, fleshy, fruity - aptly - cedary wine and it’s scrumptious. “

Simon Hoggart – The Spectator Febr. 2004.

“Redcurrant scents, a clean, fresh, intense flavour, more drily curranty than is usual for Musar”

Andrew Jefford – Decanter Magazine Jan. 2004.

Limited Vintages Chateau Musar

Wine	Vinatges	size
Chateau Musar Red. Special Cuvee	1989	75 cl
Chateau Musar Red	1989	75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1988	150 cl, 75 cl
	1987	150cl
	1986	150 cl, 75 cl
	1985	150 cl
	1983	150 cl
	1982	150 cl
	1981	75 cl
	1980	150 cl, 75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1979	75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1978	75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1977	75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1975	75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1972	37.5 cl
	1970	75 cl
	1969	75 cl
	1967	75 cl
	1966	75 cl
	1961	75 cl, 37.5 cl
	1960	75 cl
	1959	75 cl
	1956	75 cl

Older Vintages on White Wines are available, please ask for details