{"id":8242,"date":"2013-10-02T21:30:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T21:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2013-10-02T21:30:20","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T21:30:20","slug":"musar-2005-the-moose-is-on-good-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/videos\/musar-2005-the-moose-is-on-good-form","title":{"rendered":"Musar 2005, the Moose is on good form"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I just love Chateau Musar, the famous Lebanese wine from the Bekaa Valley. It’s a remarkable wine: one that technically possesses a number of wine faults, but which just seems to work. It’s slightly oxidative. It has relatively high volatile acidity. It shows some characteristics of Brettanomyces<\/em>. But it is delicious, and ages beautifully. The latest release is the 2005 (of the red, but let’s remember there’s a fabulous, complex, quirky white, too), and it’s a good-un.<\/p>\n

Chateau Musar 2005 Bekaa Valley, Lebanon<\/strong>
\nSweet, aromatic, warm nose of spices, black cherry, tar and herbs with a fine earthy note. Lovely perfume. The palate is warm, smooth and seamless with spice and hints of animal, as well as some earthiness. Silky and textured with fine-grained tannins. Really elegant and fresh, a classic Musar. 94\/100 (around \u00a320, Majestic, Waitrose, The Wine Society and others)<\/p>\n

A selfie tasting note video:<\/p>\n