Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Musar |
Label Name: | Vni Libanais |
Vintage: | 2003 |
Country: | Lebanon |
Region: | Bekaa Valley |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14% |
Grape(s): | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Carignan |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vinous 92; Wine Advocate / Robert Parker 91; Falstaff 92; Jancis Robinson 18. 5/20
Tasting Note
Dried cherry, fig and black-fruit core with leather, cedar, tobacco and Eastern spice; savory, herbal and licorice notes, bright acidity and a long, earthy finish.
Food Pairing
Roast lamb, beef stew, duck confit, aged cheeses (Comté, Manchego); Asian: lamb tagine, Korean BBQ, spicy beef rendang, Middle Eastern mezze and grilled kebabs.
Production Method
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete/steel, aged ~12–15 months in French oak, blended in year three and released after extended bottle aging (typically ~7 years).
Vineyard Info
Family-owned Château Musar, founded by Gaston Hochar in 1930 and run by the Hochar family (Serge Hochar); vineyards in the Bekaa Valley produce low-intervention, long-lived wines.