	Colour Intense, brilliant gold.
	Bouquet sweet red cherries, mulberries and plums hint of tea tree and liquorice.
	Flavour The tannins are soft and well-integrated and this vintage has good acidity, depth of fruit and a long finish.

CHATEAU MUSAR RED 2017

Name: La Maison du Vin
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SKU 019180024

Producer: CHATEAU MUSAR

Seven 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): Between 15 to 35hl per hectare.

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Description

Grape: An equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Carignan

Cellared well, it will age beautifully for decades.

Winemaking

Each varietal was fermented with natural yeasts in concrete vats, then aged for 12 months in French Nevers oak barrels before blending in early 2020 and bottled without fining or filtration during the summer months. Fermentation proceeded smoothly and temperatures ranged between 27 and 30 degrees. All the wines proved very aromatic and in particular the last Cabernet Sauvignon picked, showed for the first time, aromas and taste of exotic fruits and even guava. Malolactic fermentation finished by 1st November and preliminary tastings showed that 2017 is a different year with more structure and power, reminding
us of 2007, 1997 and 1987 vintages, as if it was a decade style.