dark chocolate and loamy soil
offering a Brouilly that is both joyful and surprisingly structured
with earthy hints of tobacco and spice
this red offers a deep but gentle expression of ripe dark fruit
Hatzidakis worked these volcanic ash soils with the same attention he gave his celebrated Assyrtikos: low yields
Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley Rouge, 2012 so031023 portuguese round up offer dark chocolate and loamy soilChteau Musar isnt like anything elseand thats exactly the point. Grown in Lebanons Bekaa Valley, aged for years before release, and made with a mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, and Carignan, the 2012 Rouge brings the Musar magic in full form. Its funky and classic at the same timedried cherries, leather, spice, a little VA lift, and that earthy, almost sweet sour edge that makes it unmistakably Musar. 2012 was a warmer vintage, so theres plenty of