Chateau Musar Red, Cabernet Sauvignon/Carignan/Cinsault, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2017 skincontact The nose is powerful

The nose is powerful

rounded and full with heather

more brooding member of the Talisker family

and their daughter

and bold inventiveness

Chateau Musar Red, Cabernet Sauvignon/Carignan/Cinsault, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2017 skincontact The nose is powerfulSeven years in the making, Chateau Musar Red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault from vineyards near the Bekaa Valley villages of Aana and Kefraya, on gravelly soils over limestone. Planted from the 1930s onwards, yields are low from these mature bushvines (average age 40 years). The Chateau Musar 2017 is very promising indeed. It has a bright ruby color and there are sweet red cherries, mulberries and plums on the nose with a hint