Chateau Musar White Blend Blanc (2001)
| Winery: | Chateau Musar |
| Region: | Lebanon » Bekaa Valley |
| Type: | Table Wines |
Lebanese Wine
Lebanon can well be considered one of the cradles of wine production, dating as far back as 5000 years with the ancient Phoenicians. Through the ancient port city of Byblos, the wine was traded with Greece, Spain, Italy (Rome), and Carthage in northern Africa, and fared well in these exchanges for gold and other precious goods. Over the centuries the seeds planted in far off soils and evolving techniques from these wine trades and vineyard establishments laid the foundation for modern wine-making.
Lebanon is also the setting for famous wine stories from the Bible. Once the great floods subsided, Noah is said to have planted the first vineyard. His tomb is believed to be located around Zahle, in eastern Lebanon. In southern Lebanon, the city of Cana is believed to be where Jesus turned water into wine.
But while considered talented wine-makers, the Phoenicians had a weak army and were easily conquered by the Egyptians. The Assyrians followed, then Babylonians Read more »
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Cabernet Sauvignon
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
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Syrah
The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...
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Chardonnay
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
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Folle Blanche
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Cinsault
History of the grape: Cinsau(l)t has been growing in Southern France for centuries. In the Rhone and Languedoc region...
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Négrette
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Clos St. Thomas
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Fakra
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Massaya
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May 2013
Massaya Classic Red 2009
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Got a couple of bottles of this from a wine tasting. Cinsault is strong, giving the wine a less than blended feel. Dry. The attraction comes from the name/location. What a fun wine to serve. Creates discussion at the table. Read More
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August 2012
Massaya Rose Beka'A Valley Lebanon
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Unique and lovely rose from Lebanon. Read More
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July 2012
Massaya Red Blend Silver Selection 2007
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Very nice wine if you like heavy tannins. We had it with lebanese food and the tannins disappeared to nice fruit with cedar and a touch of earth. Great food wine Read More
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March 2012
Chateau Musar Red Blend 2002
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Such a smooth, silky, beautiful wine! The blend coalesces to structured, lush fruit, elegant tannins and just the right amount of acidity. Read More
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February 2012
Château Kefraya les Bretèches Libanon 2008
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Tobacco and leather, nice and dry. Read More
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February 2012
Massaya White Blend Blanc 2009
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In my opinion, this is one of the most consistently great bang-for-buck value wines out there. Never disappoints. Takes a little while to get going, but with some air time, beautiful things happen. Ripe raspberries and cherries, with dark chocolate and a little espresso. Balanced with some acidity so these elements never seem too heavy. Very smo... Read More
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Feb 5, 2012
I have something to say about: A wine from Lebanon, not well known. But very beautiful and tasty with 12% of alcohol, it comes in red, rosee or white, and it is called Vin d'Amour, they say it is from Lebanese Valley, ONLY. DOes anyone know from which Chateau, does it come from?
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January 2012
Chateau Musar Gaston Hochar Bekaa Valley Lebanon 2001
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Beautifull wine, soft, rounded and long tast. One of the best wines in this price range. Read More
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December 2011
Château Ksara White Blend Blanc de Blancs 2008
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Reminds me of a California Chard. Not bad, but not what I expected. It is actually a still wine so I don't know why they would call it blanc de blancs. Oaky. Chard/Sauv. Blanc blend. Read More
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August 2011
I recently learned that if you go to wine-searcher.com and type in a recent ... Countries, Regions):#100 - Lebanon: Ctx Musar Gaston, Bekka Valley#114 - Chile: Concha y Toro, Puente Alto#123 - Chile: Vina Alimaviva, Puente Alto#138 - Portugal: Cockburn's Vintage Port#141 - Spain: Domino de Pingus, Ribera Del Duero#150 - Piedmont: Gaja Barbares... Read More
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Jan 8, 2011
Lebanese wines are powerful and racy and will blow your mind. The shame is how few are imported to the United States. It's only a matter of time before the general populus discovers these wines and drive up the prices, so get them now while they still represent a tremendous value.
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Feb 16, 2010
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Jan 10, 2010
Well, thanks for the advise Amour. Have you read the books wines of Lebanon from Michael Karam? very interesting. Indeed most of the vineyards in the Bekaa Valley are above 900 m. But sorry to disappoint you, it does not seem that Merwahi and Obeidi are the ancestors of Chardonnay and Semillon, according to the dna tests... Furthermore, I invite...
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Jan 7, 2010
the nice part about wine is the scope that it covers. Indeed the subject is so diverse you can hardly master it. At the beginning wines meant Europe, then New World Wine emerged and now the new horizon is the renaissance of Ancient World Wine. This includes Lebanon, Greece, Cyprus, Hungary..The more you drink, the more you learn, the more curiou...
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Dec 9, 2009
A friend on SNOOTH asked my opinion on a wine from LEBANON. It was CHATEAU MUSAR 1997. As I replied, it dawned on me that we do not really appreciate LEBANON as much as it deserves. As for MUSAR.....it was founded in 1930 The vineyards are far away from the winery...some 30 miles away...some say that this has a positive impact on the wine due...
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Dec 4, 2009
Wine in Lebanon is going thru a renaissance. It is very exciting to discover how this wine region is regaining momentum and offering great value wines. Indeed, after the European wines, the new world wines, it is time to the Ancient world Wines
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Jan 26, 2009
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