Chateau Musar

Chateau Musar is a wine with which we have had a very long relationship. The wine was created with the passion of Gaston Hochar in 1930. His love of French wine and his studies in Bordeaux were brought over to the unique terroir of his homeland of Lebanon.

Grapes have been grown in Lebanon for 6000 years with many an ancient reference to wine drinking, but the industry has now had the additional influence of French grapes and techniques, hence the name “château”. The wine is unique and has become well respected. Gaston’s son, Serge, joined the business in 1959 and the wine lives on with a red, white and rose along with a second wine, which bears the family name of “Hochar”.

Spice is the key word with Musar, Lebanon is famous for its spice fields and the spice is the first thing that comes though on the nose. It’s one of my favourite things to watch someone try Musar for the first time, it is so different but so classic. It’s a heavy wine that goes well with red meats but is great on its own, in fact, it is at its best when in the company of like-minded wine lovers. The older it gets the younger it tastes.