Musar

Bekaa Valley 1995

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International Wines
About the Session

The International Session includes more than 40 international lots the great majority of them classified Bordeaux, spanning both banks of the Gironde and the sweet wines of Sauternes, alongside a single, singular bottle from Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. 


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ZAR 5 863
Lot 170
  • Musar; Bekaa Valley; 1995; 2 (1 x 2); 750ml

LOT 170

Musar

Bekaa Valley 1995
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 6 000 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 863
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About this Item

Bekaa Valley 1995
2 (1 x 2) 750ml
Château Musar is the legendary Lebanese estate of the Hochar family in the Bekaa Valley, whose distinctive, ageworthy, Cabernet- and Cinsault-based reds inspire devotion and debate in equal measure. The 1995 is a mature, characterful vintage. Mark Squires reviewed it for Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.

Provenance

Single-Owner Private Collection

Critics Ratings

"The 1995 Chateau Musar represents an extreme in terms of Musar's love-it-or-hate-it vintages. This should be far more controversial than wines such as the 1981 or 1967. Even while Serge Hochar called it "a great vintage," he acknowledged its unusual properties....." - Mark Squires, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Jun 2013)

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