1982 Chateau Musar
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 372 / 750ml
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3.5 from 2 User Ratings
- 2 Critic Reviews
- Style Red - Savory and Classic
- Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon - Cinsault
- Food Pairing Lamb
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Certified Organic
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Producer tasting notes: (1982 vintage) "Upon release, the wine was brick red in colour, bright and already starting to show some maturity. Lots of soft red fruit – strawberries and summer pudding with a cocoa note and savoury, herbal component. Exceptionally mellow, yet balanced; a lighter more elegant vintage than the 1981 with good acidity and supple tannins. As this has evolved in the bottle, the wine has become a beautiful example of mature Musar, now with a roasted coffee character that supports the development of the sweet fruit and savoury components" - Chateau Musar
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$116.18 / 750ml
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1982 Case of 3 Btls
1982 Chateau Musar - Bordeaux - 3 Bottles (0.75L)
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Highlights
Grape Variety / Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault & Carignan (Carignan)
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- 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.
- Drinking Window
- 1995-2013
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
Unfiltered · Unfined
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Gaston Hochar
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vintage Notes
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1982 was a perfect vintage, if a little dry perhaps but there was an excellent harvest. Grapes were picked by hand from vineyards at 1000 meters above sea level, near the towns of Kefraiya, Aana and Ammiq and transported 70km by truck over the mountains to the winery in Ghazir.
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- Winemaking
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Each varietal is fermented separately in concrete tanks with natural yeasts. Aged for twelve months in French Nevers oak barrels. A blend of roughly equal parts is assembled, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration three years after the vintage. These bottles rest in the cellars for four more years before release.
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- Producer Tasting Notes
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Upon release, the wine was brick red in colour, bright and already starting to show some maturity. Lots of soft red fruit – strawberries and summer pudding with a cocoa note and savoury, herbal component. Exceptionally mellow, yet balanced; a lighter more elegant vintage than the 1981 with good acidity and supple tannins. As this has evolved in the bottle, the wine has become a beautiful example of mature Musar, now with a roasted coffee character that supports the development of the sweet fruit and savoury components
Read more
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Chicken pastilla Starter Course
- Contains: pistachio, cinnamon
- Moroccan
- Tamal en cazuela Main Course
- Tamales filled with shredded chicken in red mole sauce
- Mexican
- Beef in oyster sauce Main Course
- Chinese
- Pizza proscuitto Main Course
- Parma ham and rocket
- Contains: parmesan
- Italian
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- 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.
- Drinking Window
- 1995-2013
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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14%
- Sweetness
-
Dry
Production Attributes
Unfiltered · Unfined
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Oak Type
-
French
- Ownership
-
Gaston Hochar
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Vintage Notes
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1982 was a perfect vintage, if a little dry perhaps but there was an excellent harvest. Grapes were picked by hand from vineyards at 1000 meters above sea level, near the towns of Kefraiya, Aana and Ammiq and transported 70km by truck over the mountains to the winery in Ghazir.
Read more
- Winemaking
-
Each varietal is fermented separately in concrete tanks with natural yeasts. Aged for twelve months in French Nevers oak barrels. A blend of roughly equal parts is assembled, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration three years after the vintage. These bottles rest in the cellars for four more years before release.
Read more
- Producer Tasting Notes
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Upon release, the wine was brick red in colour, bright and already starting to show some maturity. Lots of soft red fruit – strawberries and summer pudding with a cocoa note and savoury, herbal component. Exceptionally mellow, yet balanced; a lighter more elegant vintage than the 1981 with good acidity and supple tannins. As this has evolved in the bottle, the wine has become a beautiful example of mature Musar, now with a roasted coffee character that supports the development of the sweet fruit and savoury components
Read more
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Critics Scores & Reviews
(2)1982 vintage
88 / 100
2 scores
95 - 100
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90 - 94
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75 - 79
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User Ratings
(2)3.5
2 ratings
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91 / 100
$ 76
2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
93 / 100
$ 49
2017
90 / 100
$ 53
2016
93 / 100
$ 59
2015
91 / 100
$ 68
2014
92 / 100
$ 68
2013
92 / 100
$ 75
2012
87 / 100
$ 79
2011
92 / 100
$ 101
2010
93 / 100
$ 105
2009
90 / 100
$ 92
2008
91 / 100
$ 81
2007
91 / 100
$ 93
2006
93 / 100
$ 103
2005
92 / 100
$ 100
2004
89 / 100
$ 104
2003
92 / 100
$ 100
2002
91 / 100
$ 128
2001
90 / 100
$ 95
2000
90 / 100
$ 117
1999
90 / 100
$ 131
1998
92 / 100
$ 120
1997
90 / 100
$ 133
1996
81 / 100
$ 148
1995
86 / 100
$ 183
1994
88 / 100
$ 125
1993
89 / 100
$ 144
1992
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1991
90 / 100
$ 156
1990
90 / 100
$ 185
1989
91 / 100
$ 228
1988
91 / 100
$ 203
1987
90 / 100
$ 217
1986
91 / 100
$ 171
1985
90 / 100
$ 782
1984
95 / 100
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1983
91 / 100
$ 257
1982
88 / 100
$ 372
1981
90 / 100
$ 287
1980
90 / 100
$ 267
1979
91 / 100
$ 313
1978
90 / 100
$ 446
1977
90 / 100
$ 417
1976
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1975
91 / 100
$ 353
1974
89 / 100
$ 466
1973
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1972
91 / 100
$ 926
1970
93 / 100
$ 598
1969
92 / 100
$ 774
1967
90 / 100
$ 1,001
1966
91 / 100
$ 772
1964
92 / 100
$ 1,115
1961
95 / 100
$ 1,599
1960
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$ 1,533
1959
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$ 2,120
1956
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$ 3,105
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1982 Vintage Learn more
The 1982 vintage was, for many regions, extraordinary.
In France, Bordeaux enjoyed a legendary year, so much so, it is frequently classed as one of the great vintages of the century and Champagne also enjoyed a very fine year. However, the rest of France was less successful with Sauternes, Burgundy, Beaujolais and Alsace all ...
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