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2011 Musar Jeune White:

Pale lemon yellow. Tropical, apples, touch of bananas and vanilla. Fresh acidity, elegant balance, creamy texture, good length. 87

2010 Musar Jeune Red:

Bright ruby. Fruity nose, blackberries, licorice but also ripe redcurrants to freshen it up. Freshish acidity, fruit driven, easy but lovely and balanced. Good length. 85

2007 Hochar Père & Fils:

A different story than most producers serve you when they havent made a vintage, the 06 of this one wasn't made because of war. 'Single Vineyard' from two vineyards in the villige of Aana near Bekaa Valley at a 1000 meters altitude. Cinsault, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon. Bright ruby. A bit of VA notes that blew off in the glass after ten minutes giving licorice, raspberries and ripe cherries. Slightly floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity palate, leaner style and refreshing, slightly warm finish. 88

2005 Chateau Musar White:

Towards golden. Intense nose of beeswax, some grapefruit, touch vanilla, rich nose, honey. A bit lazy acidity, waxy and creamy texture, quite lovely together with gravlax with cucumbers and a mild mustard sauce. Late harvested wine (dry), in October, vineyards high in the mountains and the wine is only 12% alcohol. Quite long. 89

1986 Chateau Musar White:

Bright golden. Intense, minerals, some lime and lemons. Lazy acidity, fruitier, more elegant and lovely balance compared to last bottle. Creamy texture, orange, vanilla and just a touch of nuts. Long. Serve it at same temperatures as a red wine. Actually not my style as I have problems with whites with this level of acidity, but this one worked for me. 91

2005 Chateau Musar:
Ruby. Needed a bit of air to get rid of some banana notes. Licorice, ripe cherries, blackberries, scented and exotic spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, refreshing and lively, fruity for Musar and refreshing. This is even more nuanced than my last few bottles. Lovely. 93

2000 Chateau Musar:

Gorgeous bright garnet red. Cherries, touch of licorice, some red currants, scented and floral. Fresh acidity, lovely balance, elegant, really lovely and as fresh as a bottle probably four years back. A bit more together and polished, really lovely. Long. 91

1998 Chateau Musar:

(Magnum) Opened for about eighteen hours. Deep ruby, garnet rim, lots of sediments. Floral, cedar, spicy, scented, licorice, figs and prunes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant and slightly fruit sweet, elegant and refreshing, long finish. Lovely. Norway is one of the only markets to have this in magnum. 92

1995 Chateau Musar:

Ruby, garnet rim. Cherries, licorice, VA, somewhat floral and scented. Sweet and ripe feel, plums and figs, fresh acidity, tannins polished off, up front and still nuanced, a vintage with a lot of everything, lots of VA, lots of alcohol and it's a bit warm in the finish, but also lovely. Long. 91

1988 Chateau Musar:

Ruby with thin brick rim. Licorice, figs, prunes, cedary, lots of exotic spices and some VA. Layered. Fresh acidity, few ripe tannins, gamey and thyme, fruity and long. Again lovely. 92