Château Musar is the name of a Lebanese winery, established by Gaston Hochar in 1930 in Ghazir, Lebanon, 15 miles north of the capital Beirut. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 [1] The current proprietor is Gaston's son, Serge. Musar grapes grow in the Bekaa Valley, a fertile sunny valley situated 25 miles east of Beirut. Beqaa ( Arabic: البقاع "valley" also transliterated as Bekaa, Biqâ‘ or Becaa) is a fertile Valley in Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 Despite war in Lebanon, wine was produced at the Château every year.
The red wine, which is the best known is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache, and Mourvèdre grapes in varying amounts each year. Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red Wine grape varieties. Cinsaut or Cinsault (pronounced "san-so" is a red Wine Grape, whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon Carignan is a red Wine grape that originated in Cariñena Aragon and was later transplanted to Sardinia, elsewhere in Italy, France Grenache (pronounced gren-ash) (in Spanish, Garnacha, in Catalan, Garnatxa) is probably the most widely planted variety of red wine Mourvèdre, is a variety of red Wine Grape grown around the world [1] The whites are made from Obaideh (related to Chardonnay) and Merwah (related to Sémillon). Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Sémillon is a golden-skinned Grape used to make dry and sweet white Wines most notably in France and Australia. Both wines contain classic Bordeaux grapes, however they are very different, as they are made in a natural style with significant bottle variation. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Bottle variation is the degree to which different Bottles nominally of the same Wine, taste and smell different They are very popular with some wine lovers. The wines generally improve with age, both the red and whites.
They also produce second wines, Hochar Père et Fils, which is similar to the red Musar but is not oak aged, and can be drunk younger, as well as the Cuvée Musar range, both produced as a red, white and a rosé. Second wine (or second label; in French Second vin) is a term commonly associated with Bordeaux wine to refer to a second label wine made from A rosé (From French rosé ‘pinkish’ Wine has some of the color typical of a red wine but only enough to turn it pink [1] Hochar Père et Fils is released earlier and can be used as an indication of what the Château Musar wine will be like. It is usually around half the price of the regular Chateau Musar.
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References
- ^ a b c Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor. Lebanon is the oldest site of wine production in the world The Phoenicians of its coastal strip were instrumental in spreading wine and viticulture throughout the com. Chateau Musar.
External links
- Château Musar official site (French) (English)
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