product details
key information
- Region: Bekaa Valley
- Sub-Region: n/a
- Style: red
- Vintage: 1996
- Taste guide: E
- Grape variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault
- Alcohol Content (%): 13%
- Organic/Vegan/Vegetarian: V VV
Château Musar was established by Gaston Hochar in 1930 and is without doubt Lebanon's top wine estate. Few properties have consistently produced such high quality wines in the face of adversity and war, and it is a testament to the sheer will and determination of the Hochars that wine has been produced every single year, bar 1976 and 1984. The property is located in Ghazir,15 miles north of Beirut. The vineyards benefit from an altitude of around 1000 metres and the subsequent cool nights serve to lengthen the crucial ripening process.
The red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault - Serge Hochar, who has been involved with the property since 1959, states that the Cabernet Sauvignon provides "the bones and the skeleton" to the wine, the Carignan "flesh and muscle", and the Cinsault "the silky smooth finesse". The wines are matured in new French oak and are extremely long-lived, with the best examples lasting for 20-30 years.
See tasting note