Château Musar Red 2016 Bekaa Valley 2016
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon·Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, CarignanAdd a gift messageFREE
Why we chose it“Château Musar Red 2016 — Musar from a great recent vintage. The 2016 is drinking beautifully: complex, brooding and utterly unlike any other wine on the shelf.”
Kelli - Wine Buyer
About this wine
Château Musar Red 2016 is an equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan, grown high in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. It pours a deep ruby with real weight in the glass. Red cherries, plums, carob and figs lead the nose, with a lift of eastern spice behind them. Kirsch and plum carry onto the palate alongside blackcurrant and chocolate, and the tannins are velvety soft. There is genuine depth and fruit concentration here, and the finish goes on and on.
Musar is one of the wine world's true originals. Each variety ferments with its own natural yeasts in concrete vats, spends twelve months in French oak, and is then blended and bottled without fining or filtration. Very little is done to it, and that is rather the point. Serve at 16 to 18°C with grilled lamb, roast beef or a spread of Lebanese mezze, and it is equally happy alongside aged hard cheeses.
About the producer
Where This Wine Comes From
Grown by Château Musar in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon — a blend of 3 varieties led by Cabernet Sauvignon, shaped by the soils and seasons it calls home.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Full-bodied, structured, blackcurrant and cedar. Backbone of Bordeaux.
Cinsault
Light, fragrant red often blended into Provence rosé.