Chateau Musar Red Bek’aa Valley, Lebanon – 2018

Founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar, Chateau Musar is THE flagship winery of Lebanon. Their vineyards are planted at 1,000mts altitude on bush vines between 30 and 60 years old. Certified organic since 2006, all work is done by hand in the vineyards and no irrigation is used during the growing season to optimise the expression of each different terroir.

Chateau Musar Red is a blend of one third Cabernet Sauvignon grown on gravel soils, one third Cinsault grown on limestone soils and one third Carignan from silty soils.

The 2018 vintage has a deep garnet colour in the glass with dried cherries and mature red fruits on the nose. The palate is
rich and concentrated with cranberries, raisins, and dates; there is good acidity with fine tannins. It has an enticing smoky,
dusty fruit with soft liquorice undertones and at 6 years of age upon release, it is already developed and mature. 14% alcohol

Serve with game and roasted red meats; lamb tagine with apricots; rabbit with prunes; beef wellington; slow cooked lamb shanks, mature hard cheeses.