Château Musar Hochar Père et Fils 2021
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon·Cinsault, Grenache, Cabernet SauvignonAdd a gift messageFREE
Why we chose it“Hochar is Musar’s second label and the most accessible entry point into the house style — still complex and characterful, but approachable younger. Lebanese wine at its best.”
Kelli - Wine Buyer
About this wine
Hochar Père et Fils is Château Musar's second wine and the softer, more immediate side of the estate, named for the father and son who built Musar's reputation. The 2021 blends Cinsault, Grenache and a little Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark ruby in the glass, it opens with cherry fruit, sweet spice and a wisp of smoke. Cherry and blackcurrant follow onto the palate, with a lift of rose petal that the Grenache brings in this vintage. It drinks very well now and has a long future ahead of it.
The fruit comes from a single vineyard in the western Bekaa Valley near Aana, where thirty-year-old vines sit at a thousand metres on deep gravel over limestone and give very little per hectare. Fermentation happens in cement vats with two to three weeks on the skins, followed by six months in French Nevers oak. Serve at 16 to 18°C with slow-roasted lamb, grilled merguez, spiced aubergine or a tomato-rich pasta.
About the producer
Where This Wine Comes From
Grown by Château Musar in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon — a blend of 3 varieties led by Cinsault, shaped by the soils and seasons it calls home.
Cinsault
Light, fragrant red often blended into Provence rosé.
Grenache
Juicy red fruit, soft tannins, high alcohol.
