Chateau Musar is one of those delightful oenological quirks – a remarkable wine of great style produced under extraordinarily difficult conditions in the most unlikely of places: Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley.
If the success of past offers is anything to go by, Musar has a huge following among Spectator readers and we’re delighted that both Chateau Musar and the Wine Company have decided to offer the latest vintage of the estate’s grand vin – the 2008 – in these pages, before anyone else in the UK has it.
Not only that, in this fascinating six-bottle selection we also have two previous fine vintages of the main wine, plus a mid-range and entry-level red and the deliciously exotic Chateau Musar white.
Let’s start with that 2007 Chateau Musar White (1). Made from a blend of Obaideh and Merwah (no, nor me), it’s fruity, complex and dry with a delicate hint of peach and honeysuckle and a lovely long savoury finish.
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