2015 Chateau Musar, Lebanon, Wine Review
Sitting in a wine bar in Charlotte, NC, I got up to peruse the shelves and found a single bottle of this for $80. Despite it's youth, the opportunity could not be passed up. It is an equal blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan and Cinsault from vineyards near the Bekaa Valley villages of Aana and Kefraya on gravelly soils over limestone. Deep garnet in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose seemed very clean with black cherries, cassis, slight char and vanilla. Medium tannins. Full bodied. Good balance. On the palate, cassis and black cherries with underlying spice and slight cho