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Chateau Musar

Lebanon >> Bekka Valley >> Cabernet Sauvignon/Cinsault/Carignan

Description

The colour is a deep dark red, perhaps darker than usual at Chateau Musar.

The nose is a complex intriguing mixture of figs, prunes, leather, dark tea, tobacco, black olives with spices and a certain earthiness. On the palate, you will find ripe black cherries, figs, damsons-even chocolate and olives.

There is good acidity with nice smooth tannins resulting in a wine which full-bodied, rich and velvety with very long length.

In summary we feel that the 2000 vintage is a serious wine with serious ageing potential but with a very approachable and open style which makes it perfect for drinking now as well as cellaring.  

It is when the grapes reach optimal maturity, typically between the 5th and the 15th of september, that the harvest begins at Château Musar.

The grapes are handpicked as the sun rises across the Bekaa valley and are then swiftly transferred to the cellar in Ghazir where fermentation takes place followed by maceration lasting 2 to 4 weeks.

 During the first year the wine is racked into Bordeaux type barrels made from Nevers oak and where it matures from 12 to 15 months. Our philosophy of respect for nature and ecology is the reason for which our wines are neither fined nor filtered and receive no chemical additives with the exception of the minimum necessary dose of sulphur.

 At the end of the second year blending takes place with the proportions of cabernet sauvignon, carignan and cinsault varying with each vintage, the only deciding factor being taste.

During the third year bottling takes place after which the wine is allowed to rest 3 to 4 years in our cellars before release.

NEXT UPCOMING EVENT

WINE Event

Thu 16th February 2012

An Italian Odyssey ~ Wine Tasting Supper Evening

We have great pleasure in announcing our next Food & Wine Tasting Evening . We are delighted on behalf of Fortwilliam Golf Club to invite members and non-members alike to come and enjoy an all Italian evening of food & wine tasting.

When many people think about Italian food, they think of red sauces and red wines, but Italy's food - and drink - is much more varied than that. Why not find out for yourself and join Nick Whyte from the award-winning Alliance Wines to discover Italy’s delicate and refreshing white wines, and both it’s bold, powerful reds, and it’s subtle fruit-forward wines.

Learn which wines accentuate fabulous authentic Italian fare whilst enjoying your courses of antipasti and a sumptuous Italian supper, and all for just £15 per person.

And that’s not all – for all those who attend this tasting, you will receive a ticket to our next wine tasting in March absolutely free!!

DATE: THURSDAY 16th FEBRUARY

VENUE: FORTWILLIAM GOLF CLUB

TIME: 7.30PM

TICKETS: £15 PER PERSON ~ SPECIAL OFFER: FREE TICKET TO OUR MARCH WINE TASTING WITH EVERY TICKET PURCHASED

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