Chateau Musar is an extraordinary wine boasting an almost fanatical following. It’s made in the most unlikely of places – Lebanon’s sun-baked, war-torn Bekaa Valley – and my much-missed predecessor, the great Simon Hoggart, adored it, his enthusiasm doing much to bring it to a wider audience.
We at the Spectator Wine Club are fortunate that one of our partners – The Wine Company is one of Musar’s partners and the first to offer the most recent vintage, exclusively through these pages and at the best possible price. Ah, me, there’s nothing like a good, old-fashioned threesome where everyone goes home happy with a smile on their face.
The 2012 Musar Jeune (1) is from the new range of young, unoaked, easy-going wines designed for immediate drinking. A blend of Cinsault, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s soft, smooth and quaffable, full of blackberries, blackcurrants and cherries.
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