Single owner private wine collection
Timed Online Auction, 3 - 11 April 2023
Single owner private wine collection
About the SessionThe wines have been sourced from a private collector, whose wines have been stored in an immaculate custom-built cellar. The collection showcases the best of the wine-making world and offers a range of options to suit any palate.
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About this Item
Chateau Musar, founded in the Bekaa Valley in 1930, is easily Lebanon's most famous wine producer. Gaston Hochar set up the vineyard after traveling through Bordeaux, and today the old vineyards are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsaut, Carignan and indigenous Lebanese grapes Obaideh and Merwah.
In 1959, Hochar's son Serge took control of the vineyards, having returned from Bordeaux where he was studying enology. The vineyard suffered during the Lebanese Civil War (two vintages were lost or damaged), and Hochar began to look beyond the domestic market. The wine began to gain recognition after Michael Broadbent MW wrote about them in Decanter magazine in 1979 and by the time the war ended in 1990, just a small fraction of Chateau Musar wines were sold locally.
Critics Ratings
Serge Hochar:
‘Mid ruby – still with quite a depth of colour. Particularly cheesy nose – very different from the usual Ch Musar. It is a tiny bit tart and lighter than most but still very appealing in the great scheme of things. A tiny bit rustic. Could do with a little bit more fruit and purity but I like the maturity.’ - Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5/20 (Feb 2018)
Provenance
Private Client
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