Jocholla

9.2

Strawberry, chocolate, tobacco, cherry. The Cabs and Malbec play wonderfully together. — 18 days ago

Carter White

9.1

Soft strawberry entry, tangy mineral finish, nice. — 6 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Ya gotta love #mendoza #chardonnay that punches weigh above its weight class. Subtle apple, pear aromas, comes alive on the palate with juicy tart green apple, lemon zest. Crisp texture and not at all weighty. — 7 months ago

Hiroshi Tominaga

9.0

Full body, black cherry. Bought with ANA points. — 4 years ago

David White

9.3

It’s 10 years since Serge. Hochar’s death whilst swimming in Acapulco on NYE 2014 and I think it’s appropriate to celebrate his legacy that is the modern Chateau Musar.
I first tasted Lebanese wines in London circa 1986 when I used to go to a couple of Lebanese restaurants in Shepherds Market near Mayfair in London
Al Hamra is still in business
I’ve been to Beirut several times and always stock up at the airport duty free
So a toast to a departed icon of the wine world
Since my last 2011 4.5 years ago (see note) this has aged wonderfully and I’ve up my rating several points
Another few years and it will be further improved
It’s early NYE atm so I’ll add further notes as the decanting kicks in further
Ethereal stuff — 5 hours ago

Andrew Edson

9.3

Got to meet the owner of Ana Beirut and hear about a region where wine has been made for thousands of years. This bottle has aged well and still had lively notes of cherry and leather. Smooth silky finish. Very reasonable price too. — 7 months ago

Dennis Gastineau

9.1

Bold after 30 minutes or so. Excellent everyday wine. — 3 years ago

Brian Scott

10

A good value — a month ago

Martijn

9.1

Crisp as if it is only 1 year old! Very good wine. Pair it with fruits de mer! — 4 months ago

Michelle M

9.3

On first opening, bouquet of black cherry and blackberries, Big Red cinnamon gum, bell pepper, and smoky bowling alley; palate of black cherry and plum, char, and black tea with a medium-short finish. On the second day the candy and bell pepper smells taper, bowling alley becomes more of a whiff of pipe smoke, blackberry bramble emerges with spent firecrackers; on the palate the black pepper spice has some herbs de provence, black tea tannins are rounder and the cherry flavor more tart, a fuller body on the finish with notes of char, meat fats, and pepperoni spices. Was gonna go with 89 but it’s impressive once you decant for a day. — 3 years ago