Bhamdoun, Mount Lebanon

Château Musar

Hochar Père & Fils Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2020

A very pretty color of dark ruby with a very wide reddish rim.

Beautiful nose of red and black fruits, light cedar, tobacco leaf, earth, licorice, spices, herbs, peppercorn, eucalyptus and dark chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, cherries, currants, light wood, coffee, spices, dark chocolates, earth, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, pencil lead, licorice and black tea.

Long tangy finish with fine grained tannins and raspberries.

This is a delicious Cinsault based blend from Lebanon. What a great surprise. Elegant and spicy. Complex, smooth and well balanced.

This Single Vineyard feels much older than it actually is. Feels like a red Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

This 4 year old is drinking beautifully now, and will continue to drink nicely over the next 5 to 7 years.

Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, so be patient. Easy drinking and very pleasant, once it opens up.

A great sipping wine that will also pair nicely with game meats or lamb dishes.

A blend of 50% Cinsault, 40% Grenache and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in French Oak barrels for 6 months.

14% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$40.
— 20 days ago

Jay, Jonathan and 20 others liked this

Domaine des Tourelles

Vallée de la Bekaa Red Blend 2021

ESF
9.0

Delicious! field blend I believe, plenty of spicy red fruit on nose and palate, balanced smooth polished - just flat out drinkable. Med weight, decent tannic structure - great value in Bekaa Valley — 2 months ago

Shawn, Doug and 6 others liked this

Château Musar

Gaston Hochar Grand Cru Red Blend 2016

Agree with other commentators, pearls were clutched when our host opened this but it was surprisingly accessible young, and unsurprisingly delicious and full of character — 17 days ago

Peter, Pooneet and 6 others liked this

Massaya

Beqaa Valley Rosé Blend 2022

Dry rose with strawberry raspberry tones with some citrus & herbal notes — 10 days ago

Château Marsyas

Red Blend 2014

2016 vintage but still has so much more time to develop. This is a fabulous wine. Lots to discover and develop here. the tannins and persistant and forward, the fruit is silky and the wine finish is persistant. — 2 days ago

Domaine Wardy

Private Selection Muscat-Viognier Blend 2015

ESF
9.3

What a treat! Purchased at winery, bottle aged fattened up this wine in a Degas way: graceful, effusive, silky & sexy. Darker greenish/yellow hued pungent aromatics of flowers & musk, spices & lychee, orchard fruit, tangerine rind, incense - just so exotic. Lush mouthfeel sturdy acidic backbone and long caressing finish. Love these varietals together — a month ago

Ira, Bob and 5 others liked this

Château Musar

Bekaa Valley Red Blend 2000

Mark I
9.3

Delicate for its age — 18 days ago

Château Kefraya

Les Coteaux Red Blend 2019

Eating at Un Voyage a Damas and drinking this lovely Lebanese wine. Pairing good with the fantastic food. — a month ago

Eric Hoepelman
with Eric
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