1998 Chateau Musar 'Gaston Hochar', Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 750ml

1998 Chateau Musar 'Gaston Hochar', Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 750ml

$85.00
$90.00
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Lamb
Standard Bottle (750 mL) 0 units available

 

Tasting notes
The 1998 Chateau Musar is a rather prototypical Musar ? lots of acidity, some brett, fine structure. It reveals a more gentle style on opening, but aeration proves how much underlying power it actually has. (That is, a lot.) There is a good analogy here to the 1994, concerning both how they showed early on and later. There is plenty of power, tannin and acidity, but there is also some balance. I loved the silky texture, emphasized in this vintage. It finishes with a controlled bang. This greatly benefitted from some air, showing layers that I did not initially think it had, but it does seem a bit on the lighter side.

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