Chateau Musar, 'Gaston Hochar', 2015
Chateau Musar, 'Gaston Hochar', 2015
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Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Grape: Obaideh and Merwah (ancient grape varieties, indigenous to the mountains of Lebanon)
Style: Rich & Rounded White
Food Pairing: Chicken and turkey and Fish and shellfish
Farming Practices: Standard
In their youth: yellow-gold, subtly oaky, and creamy-textured, rich yet dry and intensely citrusy, with honeyed nuances. Wholly unique, the style has been described as resembling ‘dry Sauternes’ or mature white Graves. Chateau Musar Whites develop tawny hues and mellow spicy characters as they age.
Chateau Musar White is fermented in French oak barriques (from the forest of Nevers) for 9 months, bottled and blended at the end of its first year and released seven years after the harvest.
Very little Chateau Musar White 2015 was produced due to severe frosts in the spring. Unfortunately our crop of Merwah suffered a 70% loss and we were not able to produce any Obaideh this year.
