Category Archives: LEBANON

Chateau Musar Lebanon 2005

Posted on April 18, 2020 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2005 This wine: lot No. L8.315-05 (on back label), a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and carignan, coated natural cork closure, 14% abv, Waitrose offer, £22 (09/18) Last tasted: 13/04/19 (different lot), … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Lebanon 2005

Posted on April 13, 2019 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2005 This wine: lot No. L8.338-03 (on back label), a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and carignan, coated natural cork closure, 14% abv, Waitrose offer, £22 (09/18) Last tasted 02/02/14, all Chateau … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Lebanon 2003

Posted on November 24, 2018 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2003 Last tasted 02/11/18. This wine: lot No. L6.355-01-C.18.134, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and carignan, coated natural cork closure, which disintegrated in the process of removal, being clearly rotted for … Continue reading →

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Tourelles Lebanon P Brun 2014

Posted on November 16, 2018 by citbp

Domaine des Tourelles, Cuvee Pierre Brun, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2014 This wine: lot No. none found, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, syrah, cinsaut and carignan; fermented and aged in concrete tank, coated natural cork closure, 14% abv, Majestic Wine, £12.99 … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Lebanon 2003

Posted on November 2, 2018 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2003 On red Chateau Musar This cuvee is released 7 years after vintage, and benefits from further ageing to 10, 15, 20 years or more, post-vintage. Typical entry aromas include *volatile acidity … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Rose 2014

Posted on March 27, 2018 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Rose, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2014 This wine: lot No. L5.225-01-01-C, vineyards are at ~1300m altitude, organic farming; a blend of obaideh (probably a local clone of chardonnay [1]), merwah (probably a local clone of semillon … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Lebanon 2004

Posted on December 2, 2017 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Rose, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2004. On red Chateau Musar These wines (whites too) are released 7 years after vintage.  They can benefit from further ageing of 10-15 years after vintage Typical entry aromas on this … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar White 2007

Posted on November 25, 2017 by citbp

Chateau Musar, White, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2007 This wine: lot no. L.8.273-01-02, vineyards ~1400m altitude, organic farming, a blend of obaideh (probably a local clone of chardonnay [1]) and merwah (probably a local clone of  semillon [1]), … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Rose 2013

Posted on September 25, 2017 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Rose, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2013 This wine: Lot No. 4.288.01-04, vineyards ~1300m altitude, organic farming, a blend of obaideh (probably a local clone of chardonnay [1]), merwah (probably a local clone of semillon [1]) and … Continue reading →

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Chateau Musar Lebanon 2003

Posted on September 14, 2017 by citbp

Chateau Musar, Wine of Lebanon, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2003 Last tasted 07/01/13. This wine: Lot No. 6.186.01, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and carignan, coated natural cork closure, 13.5% abv, widely available, £20 (2011) Consumer tasting note: opens with … Continue reading →

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