{"product_id":"2019-chateau-musar-bekaa-valley-750ml","title":"2019 Chateau Musar - Bekaa Valley (750ml)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChâteau Musar was founded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley and is now run by the family’s third generation. Serge Hochar became winemaker in 1959 after studying oenology in Bordeaux under Émile Peynaud, and he spent years refining the estate’s red. In 2006, Musar became the first Lebanese winery to earn organic certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 2019 is an equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, and Carignan, hand harvested from old, low-yielding vineyards. The vintage followed record winter rainfall, a welcome relief after several dry years. Fermentation takes place in concrete with native yeasts, and the wine spends a year in untoasted French oak. It then rests four years in bottle in the estate’s deep stone cellars before release, and it is bottled without fining or filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eDark and brooding, with a vivid blood-red hue, the wine layers ripe blueberry, cranberry, cherry, and plum over savory black olive, clove, and black pepper. Sweet leather and a hint of incense add tertiary complexity. The tannins are firm and leathery, yet the palate stays fresh, with a brisk red-fruit sweetness running through a long, savory finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Musar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50688947323066,"sku":"105361","price":81.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/6836\/5498\/files\/MusarRouge.jpg?v=1791494049","url":"https:\/\/bassins.com\/products\/2019-chateau-musar-bekaa-valley-750ml","provider":"MacArthur Beverages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}