Chateau Musar White Wine Bekaa Valley 2016
Chateau Musar White Wine Bekaa Valley 2016 - 750ML
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In 1930, Gaston Hochar founded Chateau Musar, inspired by Lebanon's 6,000-year winemaking tradition and his travels in Bordeaux. Gaston's eldest son, Serge Hochar, became Chateau Musar's winemaker in 1959, and spent 18 years perfecting the formula for Chateau Musar's Rouge bottling. Today, Serge's sons, Gaston and Marc, along with their cousins Ronald and Ralph, continue his legacy and run the day-to-day operations alongside long-time winemaker and viticulturist Tarek Sakr. Chateau Musar's vineyards are located in Kefraya and Aana, both in the Bekka Valley, as well as a new site in Mehrine. The winery itself is in Ghazir, just north of Beirut. All the vineyards benefit from 300 days of sunshine and 39-78 inch of rain per year, the cooling breezes from the Mediterranean Sea and the 2 mountain ranges (Mt Lebanon and Anti Lebanon). The soil is predominately gravel with a limestone base. Vines ages range from 5 to 130 years. The Hochar family's environmental commitment has resulted in the estate receiving organic certification in 2006. Grapes are hand-harvested by local Bedouins in the early morning to preserve freshness. Chateau Musar's winery in Ghazir is carved into the mountainside, offering ideal conditions for long-term wine storage. Their winemaking approach is 'non-interventionist,' with natural fermentation, minimal sulfur usage, and no fining or filtering. Today, Chateau Musar wines are celebrated for their finesse, elegance, and aging potential.
Product Details
- Type: WINE
- Subtype: DNA--STILL
- Country: LEBANON
- Region: BEQAA
- Varietal: BLEND-OTHER
- Vintage: 2016
- ABV: 13%
Supplier: BROADBENT SELECTIONS INC
Tasting Notes
"The 2016 Chateau Musar White is an extraordinary wine. It's likened by some to a mature dry white Bordeaux and by others to a Manzanilla. I reckon it could pass for old white Rhone or Rioja. The truth is that it's not like anything else at all. Yes, there's that oxidative character, so typical of Musar, but there are also notes of honey, nuts, cream and citrus. It's rich but dry." - Jonathan Ray The Spectator Magazine February 2022
- Vintage 2016
- Varietal blend-other
- ABV 13.0
