Château MusarRouge (Gaston Hochar)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Mourvèdre.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Rouge (Gaston Hochar) of the Château Musar is in the top 5 of wines of Lebanon and in the top 5 of wines of Bekaa Valley.
Taste structure of the Rouge (Gaston Hochar) from the Château Musar
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rouge (Gaston Hochar) of Château Musar in the region of Bekaa Valley is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rouge (Gaston Hochar) of Château Musar in the region of Bekaa Valley often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, iron or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cream, cherry or grapefruit.
Food and wine pairings with Rouge (Gaston Hochar)
Pairings that work perfectly with Rouge (Gaston Hochar)
Original food and wine pairings with Rouge (Gaston Hochar)
The Rouge (Gaston Hochar) of Château Musar matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), leg of lamb with baked potatoes or rabbit with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Château Musar's Rouge (Gaston Hochar).
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rouge (Gaston Hochar) from Château Musar are 1987, 1982, 1974, 1988 and 1981.
Informations about the Château Musar
The Château Musar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Bekaa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bekaa Valley
Lebanese high-altitude valley (~1,000 m), ~6,000 years of winegrowing, ~90% of the country's wine. Complex, age-worthy reds with signature notes of black cherry, blackberry, garrigue, leather, cedar, oriental spices and a balsamic touch, firm tannins and long ageing — Cabernet for backbone, supple Cinsault, dense Carignan, fruity Grenache, peppery Syrah. Native whites Merwah and Obaideh, taut and mineral. Iconic Chateau Musar.
The word of the wine: Aging on lees
Maturing on the lees enhances the stability, aromatic complexity and texture of white wines, which gain in body and volume. This phenomenon is induced by autolysis, the process of self-degradation of the lees.
