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Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley Rouge, 2004

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Another extraordinary vintage from Lebanon's iconic estate, the 2004 offers a slightly different expression than its older sibling. With over twenty years of age, this Musar has fully evolved into the exotic, complex wine the estate is known for—yet retains more freshness and structure than fully mature vintages. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, and Carignan from high-altitude vineyards creates a wine that defies easy comparison. Notes of dried herbs, sweet spice, leather, and preserved fruit unfold in waves. For those who love aged, contemplative wines that tell a story, this is essential drinking.

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Robert Parker

91 points

"The 2004 Chateau Musar is an equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault. This is a rather civilized, laid back Musar... Its balance, combining the nice fruit, elegant mid-palate, persistent finish and backbone, gives it a tightly wound, precise and focused demeanor. The tannins are not completely integrated, but not overly hard. They provided some welcome grip and vibrancy and never overwhelmed the wine. In the long run, they should serve this wine in good stead. Overall, it is an exceptionally graceful, somewhat modern and restrained Musar, bright, with that silky texture I saw in the Hochar reviewed this issue, while adding those layers of concentration. The cherry on top is the intensity of fruit flavor – bursts of delicious and juicy fruit on the finish, admittedly nuanced by some of the gamey notes I see here so often. Call it raspberry flavored, though, because the fruit is delicious. The gamey notes were in fact moderate and, at least for my taste, not an issue. As this rather subtle Musar aired out, I liked it more and more. I’ve had Musars that were bigger, burlier, more rustic and more astringent. Here, the subtle start was unremarkable, but it gathered steam, showed remarkable finesse and then won me over. This will certainly do better with food."

Decanter

92 points

"On the tongue, it’s soft, voluptuous and sweetly graceful, with a gentleness of fruit articulation and a lightness of touch which marks it out from its peers. The shapely, high-toned acids are as prominent as the tannins in this wine, though those tannins still have some true Bekaa ‘cut’ to them; there are chocolate, plum, mushroom and undergrowth flavours in this seductive, moreish wine."

More about Chateau Musar

Founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar, the vineyards of Chateau Musar located in the Bekaa Valley Lebanon has a truly storied history, overcoming decades of civil war to produce some of the most talked about wines of our time.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Sauvignon , Carignan , Cinsault

  • Vintage

    2004

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Beef tenderloin, roasted duck, aged cheeses

Tasting Profile

Mature ruby with aromas of cherry, plum, and tobacco. Full body with well-integrated tannins, flavors of dark cherry, earth, and mineral notes with a persistent finish.

Founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar, the vineyards of Chateau Musar located in the Bekaa Valley Lebanon has a truly storied history, overcoming decades of civil war to produce some of the most talked about wines of our time.