2020 Chateau Musar ‘Musar Jeune’ Red Blend Bekaa Valley

Winemaker Notes: Musar Jeune Red vines are from our organically certified vineyards in the western Bekaa Valley.  Musar Jeune Red is an unoaked blend of Cinsault, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon from youthful Bekaa Valley vines. Meant for current consumption – within a few years of the harvest – this deeply-coloured, vividly fruity style, first produced in 2007, may yet prove to be a ‘keeper’. Inky-dark, silky-textured and aromatic, with blackcurrant, raspberry and cherry jam flavours and a warm, spicy finish, it has been likened to a fine Roussillon red.

Colour: Deep plum with a violet rim

Nose: Blueberries, dark red cherries with Mediterranean herbs, tobacco and spice.

Palate: This unoaked wine is wonderfully fresh and full of ripe blueberry fruit. Good acidity keeps the wine vibrant within a medium to full bodied textured palate. 

Food Pairings: Lamb, beef dishes, mature and hard cheeses, Moroccan tagine and spicy Asian dishes.