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Chateau Musar Magnum (2013)

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Marvellously warm Mediterranean fruits on the nose, would be autumnal but for their vigorous presence, as rich and robust as
expected on the palate, almost the essence of Lebanon in the glass with rich spice and cooling breezes, the dry herby fruit flows with
energy over the palate before giving way to a finish that confirms the structure, fruit and tannins blending in exuberantly with
intriguing hints of much more to come in the next decade

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    TypeVegan Friendly, Red, Organic
    Vintage2013
    When to DrinkNow
    ProducerChateau Musar
    RegionBekaa Valley, Lebanon
    GrapesCabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan.
    PairingBaked chicken with spinach, lemon and coriander.
    ABV14%
    Volume1.5ltr (Magnum)

    The Hochar family’s philosophy of respect for the environment means that the 180 hectares of Musar vineyards are managed with minimal human interference and all the wines are made naturally.

    Chateau Musar was the first producer in Lebanon to achieve organic certification for its vineyard's in 2006. Most are located in the Bekaa Valley, cradled between two mountain ranges running parallel to Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline. Vines have been cultivated here for at least 6,000 years: the Phoenicians (seafaring ancestors of the modern Lebanese) were instrumental in bringing vines and wines from Byblos across to all of the areas around the Mediterranean.

    In the winery, ambient yeasts do the work of fermentation. The bare minimum of sulphur is used and the Chateau Musar Red wines are neither fined nor filtered.

    Seven years in the making, Chateau Musar Red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault from vineyards near the Bekaa Valley villages of Aana and Kefraya on gravelly soils over limestone. Planted from the 1930s onwards, yields are low from these mature bushvines (average age: 40 years): Between 15 to 35hl per hectare.

    In their youth, Chateau Musar Reds are dense and richly-textured, with intense ‘baked fruit’ characters: plums, damsons, cranberries, cherries, figs and dates. Bordeaux grape Cabernet Sauvignon lends black fruit flavours; Rhône grapes Cinsault and Carignan contribute fragrance (violets; pepper) and supple spiciness. Either set of qualities might dominate a particular vintage, but the style is always emphatically Lebanese: enticingly aromatic, with persistent fruit flavours.

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    Chateau Musar Magnum (2013)

    Marvellously warm Mediterranean fruits on the nose, would be autumnal but for their vigorous presence, as rich and robust as
    expected on the palate, almost the essence of Lebanon in the glass with rich spice and cooling breezes, the dry herby fruit flows with
    energy over the palate before giving way to a finish that confirms the structure, fruit and tannins blending in exuberantly with
    intriguing hints of much more to come in the next decade

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