Chateau Musar Hochar Red Blend, Lebanon
| Vintage: | 2018 |
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| Description: | Musars Hochar Pere et Fils 2018 is sourced from a specially selected vineyard near the village of Aana in the Bekaa Valley. The vines were planted in the late 1940s on deep, gravelly soil over limestone 1000 meters above sea level. Hochar is composed of 50% Cinsault, 40% Grenache and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes were fermented in concrete vats using only the wild yeasts. The wine was aged in French oak for six months before being bottled. Hochar Pere et Fils has been incorrectly described as the second wine of Chateau Musar. Although it does bear some resemblance to the Grand Vin, since it is rich and spicy with good fruit and a mellow quality derived from lengthy oak and bottle ageing, it is a different blend of grape varieties from a different vineyard source. When young, the wines are robust and aromatic, with baked plum, warm earth, leather, thyme and dark chocolate characters. With age they become tawnier and spicier. In 1930, at just 20-years-old, Gaston Hochar founded Chateau Musar, inspired by Lebanons 6,000-year winemaking tradition and his travels in Bordeaux. Flanked by snow-covered mountains, and nestled at 3,000 feet above sea level, the serenely beautiful Bekaa Valley is blessed with 300 days of sunshine a year, fresh mountain breezes and an average temperature of 25C (77F; encompassing snowy winters and hot summers). Remote and unspoiled, the Musar vineyards were organic by default before the term was coined. |
| Price: | $ 29.95 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on May 4, 2022.
