Château Musar 2001
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Musar. A wine that has survived war, commercial wilderness and even comments that it has a ‘weird, briney note to some vintages’. Why? Because it is one of the most interesting, unique and complex wines in the world. Its grapes are grown in the Bekaa valley, the ‘bread basket’ of ancient Rome, and transported over the high coastal range to Serge Hochar, son of the founder Gaston. The 1997 is a welcome return to form after the average 1996 with lovely depth of fruit and tannin. The recent vintages of 1999 and 2000 were excellent.