
Sweetness: Dry Country: Lebanon Closure: Cork / Cork Type Dietary & Ethical Information: Vegetarian Enjoy With: Game, Red Meats, Stews & Casseroles | Vintage: 2011 Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault Wine Style: Full Bodied Red ABV: 14% |
The harvest of 2011 posed one of the most challenging experiences in winemaking at Chateau Musar over the last 20 years, as it was one of the most untypical years in Lebanese history. The year began with a cold January but with insufficient rain. February proved similar with March being sunnier, but April and May produced the really big surprise with a level of rainfall to match January, February and March combined! The main result of the rain was very late maturation, with flowering occurring 25 days later than usual and this delay continued over the maturation period and up to the harvesting day. Our first Carignan was harvested on the 22nd September and then on the 23rd it rained for three days, with the Carignan and the Cinsault not yet harvested. The Carignan resisted the rain but the Cinsault was more affected. The harvest was finally completed on the 13th October, which with the exception of our 1983 vintage, was the latest in our company’s history.
Grape Varietals
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Carignan
Winemaking
Natural yeast fermentation in concrete tanks. Racked after 6 months, then a year in French Nevers oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered in 2014. Released in the spring of 2018.
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