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Serve at 16°C - 18°C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alberto Loi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44701919117511,"sku":"607531000020","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_7610.jpg?v=1734189874"},{"product_id":"2012-fattoria-paradiso-maestri-di-vigna-sangiovese-superiore-vigna-del-molino","title":"2012 Fattoria Paradiso Maestri di Vigna Sangiovese Superiore Vigna del Molino","description":"\u003cp\u003eWine is ruby red color with purple nail. The nose shows aromas of ripe fruit, violet and jam.\u003cbr\u003eIn the mouth it is deep and fruity, with a sweet tannic structure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSangiovese\u003cbr\u003eNorthern Italy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44756117487815,"sku":"607531095347","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_7604.jpg?v=1734191390"},{"product_id":"1997-musar-chateau-blanc","title":"1997 Musar Chateau Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBekaa Valley, Lebanon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObaideh \u0026amp; Merwah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Musar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877382615239,"sku":"611482000237","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_4232.jpg?v=1739038316"},{"product_id":"1964-bertani-amarone-della-valpolicella-classico-docg","title":"1964 Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003e80% Corvina \u0026amp; 20% Rondinella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmarone della Valpolicella Classico, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabeled Recioto della Valpolicella Amarone Classico Superiore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Tasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003eThis wine has been aged for more than 10 years in bottle and aged 20 years in cask. It has an intense garnet red colour, a very rich bouquet that recalls the dry fruit, above all the hazelnut, the plum, the tobacco, the cacao and the leather. The mouth is spicy with a great lasting. Taste that recalls the truffle and the almond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottling date: November 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Notes: \u003c\/span\u003eVery good vintage with abundant rainfall in spring time. In July and August long period of dryness, only few rain in September. October very nice and dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Producer:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBertani's history dates back to 1857 when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani established the original winery in Grezzana, Valpolicella Valpantena. Today, Bertani comprises more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of cultivated vineyards across Verona: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Garda Veneto Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-garda+veneto\"\u003eLake Garda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Valpolicella Valpantena, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Soave Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-soave\"\u003eSoave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Valpolicella Classico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bertani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877716750535,"sku":"11717","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8637.jpg?v=1739060846"},{"product_id":"1967-bertani-amarone-classico-superiore","title":"Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 1967","description":"\u003cp\u003e80% Corvina \u0026amp; 20% Rondinella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmarone della Valpolicella Classico, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabeled Recioto della Valpolicella Amarone Classico Superiore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Tasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003eIntense garnet red with a slightly orange rim. Well – defined aroma of dried plum, hazelnut, black truffle, walnut and chocolate. Intense scents that continue to change and to vary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottling date: October 1985.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Notes: A very good vintage for Amarone production: a fairly dry and very hot summer followed a wet spring. Harvest of perfectly healthy grapes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Producer:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBertani's history dates back to 1857 when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani established the original winery in Grezzana, Valpolicella Valpantena. Today, Bertani comprises more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of cultivated vineyards across Verona: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Garda Veneto Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-garda+veneto\"\u003eLake Garda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Valpolicella Valpantena, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Soave Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-soave\"\u003eSoave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Valpolicella Classico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bertani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877717831879,"sku":"11718","price":329.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8641.jpg?v=1739060869"},{"product_id":"1982-dom-perignon-brut","title":"1982 Dom Perignon Brut","description":"\u003cp\u003eProducer Tasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003eYellow colour with hints of green. Honey and toasted almond on the nose. Copious, light effervescence. Elegant with a firm finish. Dominique Foulon, January 1988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer was warm, with perfect weather conditions up to and during harvesting, which began on September 17.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dom Perignon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877718651079,"sku":"11756","price":849.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8642.jpg?v=1739060884"},{"product_id":"1990-bertani-amarone-classico-superiore","title":"1990 Bertani Amarone della Valpolicella Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003e80% Corvina \u0026amp; 20% Rondinella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmarone della Valpolicella Classico, Italy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabeled Recioto della Valpolicella Amarone Classico Superiore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Tasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003eIntense colour, deep ruby red slightly garnet red. The nose is intense with different scents, with characteristic notes of red berries, as sour cherry, wild cherry and blackberry. At the end, a flavour of the dry fruit as walnuts and nuts, accompanied by vanilla. The mouth is round and intense, with a ground of thick and persistent pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAging of wine: Aging of wine: For 7 years in 60-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels. Bottle-aging: At least one year. Bottling date: September 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Notes: An ideal season for the withering; rains, concentrated in spring period, preceded a fairly dry and hot summer. The grapes of this harvest were healthy and ripe with high sugary content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Producer:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBertani's history dates back to 1857 when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani established the original winery in Grezzana, Valpolicella Valpantena. Today, Bertani comprises more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of cultivated vineyards across Verona: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Garda Veneto Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-garda+veneto\"\u003eLake Garda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Valpolicella Valpantena, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Soave Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-soave\"\u003eSoave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Valpolicella Classico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bertani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877721698503,"sku":"086785120577","price":299.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8638.jpg?v=1739060959"},{"product_id":"1997-chateau-margaux-premier-grand-cru-classe-bordeaux","title":"1997 Chateau Margaux Premier Grand Cru Classe Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1er Grand Cru Classé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVintage Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"js-content\"\u003eAfter a particularly dry and warm start to the year and an early but long, drawn-out flowering, July was dry and hot and August was rainy and very hot, resulting in the threat of disease in the vines. Fortunately, at the beginning of September, hot and very dry weather set in until the end of the harvest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Notes\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-more-line js-content\"\u003ePicking began 15th September.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProducer Tasting Notes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"js-content\"\u003eThe Château Margaux 1997 is remarkable for its great elegance and aromatic finesse, which are worthy of the great vintages, and also for its harmony and balance on the palate where the tannins are well integrated and almost smooth already. All that is missing in fact is a little density and depth in order to be a true great vintage. This wine is already so enjoyable, it can be drunk now, but there is no rush, quite the contrary. This is a real success in a vintage often considered complicated. ( October 2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877721862343,"sku":"11737","price":494.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8634.jpg?v=1739061026"},{"product_id":"1997-louis-latour-genrey-chambertin-burgundy","title":"1997 Louis Latour Gevrey-Chambertin Burgundy","description":"","brand":"Red Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877736181959,"sku":"11731","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8655.jpg?v=1739061759"},{"product_id":"1997-chateau-cos-destournel","title":"1997 Chateau Cos d'Estournel","description":"\u003cp\u003eCabernet Sauvignon \u0026amp; Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep, dark, ruby-red color is not quite opaque. The nose is typical for St-Estephe with ripe black-fruit that is dusty, meaty \u0026amp; framed by cedary aromas. Concentrated, meaty, dark-fruit on the palate is backed by clean new oak which dries out the mid-palate. Acidity is soft \u0026amp; the alcohol is quite warming. The finish is drying \u0026amp; cedary, with fair length. Currently quite closed, it does seem to have the depth of fruit to develop over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Notes:\u003cbr\u003eCos d’Estournel is slow to reveal itself. Little by little, it evokes stories of distant places, market stalls brimming with unfamiliar fruits, spices and wares, village festivities warmed by the joy of revelers and the setting sun, and sumptuous visions of ladies and their voluptuous curves. A myriad of scents, colors and tastes appeals to the senses. The Grand Vin of Cos d’Estournel is both demure and deliberately sensuous, a fascinating and elegant nectar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Cos Destournel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877737492679,"sku":"11724","price":184.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8654.jpg?v=1739061780"},{"product_id":"1998-don-maximiano-errazuriz","title":"1998 Don Maximiano Errazuriz Founder's Reserve","description":null,"brand":"Vina Errazuriz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877739458759,"sku":"608057104841","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8653.jpg?v=1739061814"},{"product_id":"1996-masi-amarone-della-valpolicella-classico","title":"1996 Masi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel pealing off.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877740605639,"sku":"087236990237","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8652.jpg?v=1739061837"},{"product_id":"1988-kendall-jackson-cardinale-meritage","title":"1988 Cardinale Meritage","description":null,"brand":"Cardinale Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877741195463,"sku":"11738","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8650.jpg?v=1739061875"},{"product_id":"1990-kendall-jackson-cardinale-meritage","title":"1990 Cardinale Meritage","description":null,"brand":"Cardinale Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877741228231,"sku":"11739","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8651.jpg?v=1739061876"},{"product_id":"1999-constant-diamond-mountain","title":"1999 Constant Diamond Mountain Vineyards Claret","description":"\u003cp\u003e92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Constant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877741686983,"sku":"11751","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8649.jpg?v=1739061897"},{"product_id":"1998-br-cohn-winery-olive-hill-estate-cabernet-sauvignon","title":"1998 B.R. Cohn Winery Olive Hill Estate Cabernet Sauvignon","description":null,"brand":"B R Cohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877741719751,"sku":"740216111984","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8648.jpg?v=1739061917"},{"product_id":"1997-sena","title":"1997 Sena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e84% Cabernet Sauvignon \u0026amp; 16% Carmenere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAconcagua Valley, Chile\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Tasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003e\"Seña 1997 refl¬ects the warm, dry growing season, refined through extended barrel ageing. The rich, concentrated wine, which is almost black, features ripe tannins and well-integrated vanilla oak. On the nose, spicy Cabernet Sauvignon characters evoke dark chocolate, ripe red cherries, elderberries and cassis. Bottle bouquet softens and integrates the fruit aromas. The wine is exquisitely complex on the palate. Oak, spice and ripe berry fruit are harmoniously integrated and well-balanced. The ripe tannins have softened with time in barrel, producing a velvety mouthfeel and a sweet, lingering finish.\" Tim Mondavi, Winemaker February 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 months in French oak barrels (43% new)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage Notes\u003cbr\u003eThe winter of 1996 was one of the driest in a decade, and the tail end of a seven-year drought resulted in meagre yields. The growing season was cold at first but presented good growth conditions by flowering and fruit set, which enabled the scant number of bunches to fill out nicely. Temperatures were a bit warmer than average throughout the ripening season, which prompted early sugar accumulation in the grapes, and the fruit reached the winery in excellent, healthy condition. This vintage's wines genuinely reflect the season's conditions, with ripe fruit, tremendous concentration on the palate, and well-ripened tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Notes:\u003cbr\u003eSeña, was created as a joint venture between Chilean Eduardo Chadwick and American Robert Mondavi way back in 1995. their aim was to make a wine that would demonstrate the full potential of Chile. Modelled on a Bordeaux style, it would have a Chilean soul, with its grapes grown under biodynamic farming principles in the Aconcagua Valley. their dream was to create a wine that would be welcomed, in time, among the world's First Growths.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877742244039,"sku":"11733","price":124.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8645.jpg?v=1739062032"},{"product_id":"1999-quinta-da-bacalhoa-cabernet","title":"1999 Quinta Da Bacalhoa Cabernet","description":null,"brand":"Bacalhoa Vinhos De Portugal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44877743620295,"sku":"721384006531","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8643.jpg?v=1739062058"},{"product_id":"1997-bertani-amarone-classico","title":"1997 Bertani Amarone Classico","description":"\u003cp\u003e80% Corvina \u0026amp; 20% Rondinella\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmarone della Valpolicella Classico, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Tasting Notes:\u003cbr\u003eDeep red with garnet nuances. The aroma is exceptionally complex, reminiscent of ripe plums, cherry, chocolate, sweet spices, hay and vanilla notes. In the mouth it is pleasantly intense, full and round with sweet tannins that lead into a long fruit-filled finish. It is good to drink now but destined to improve in future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottling date: October 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Notes: A very dry spring resulted in low yields. The summer was hot and sunny and this enabled an excellent quality of the grapes, very healthy and with a high sugar content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Producer:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBertani's history dates back to 1857 when brothers Giovan Battista and Gaetano Bertani established the original winery in Grezzana, Valpolicella Valpantena. Today, Bertani comprises more than 200 hectares (500 acres) of cultivated vineyards across Verona: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Garda Veneto Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-garda+veneto\"\u003eLake Garda\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Valpolicella Valpantena, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Soave Wine Region\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/regions-soave\"\u003eSoave\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Valpolicella Classico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bertani","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44885685240007,"sku":"086785120997","price":239.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_8640.jpg?v=1739314153"},{"product_id":"1999-chateau-musar","title":"1999 Chateau Musar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fizz-text-large\"\u003eWarm,exotic aromas with an animal touch. Sweetish, spicy and soft taste with oak vanilla,blackcurrant and liquorice sweetness. Dried tobacco and wood in the aftertaste.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"fizz-heading-4 fizz-stack-8\"\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fizz-text-large\"\u003eDeep ruby in color with high viscosity. Red cherries, plums, carob and figs dominate the nose with a hint of eastern spice. Kirsch and plums follow through to the palate with blackcurrant and chocolate. The tannins are velvety soft and this wine has a lot of depth and fruit concentration with a long finish.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"fizz-heading-4 fizz-stack-8\"\u003eNotes from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWinebow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fizz-text-large distributor-notes s-e6JtayITPVbW\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep burgundy colour with a nose of mature fruits,plums, cherries, figs, cinnamon and cloves. The aromas follow through to a palate full of rich black and red fruits– plums and damsons dominate with pomegranate, baked cherries and Christmas spices.An intensely concentrated powerful vintage with fine smooth tannins and a spicy, warming finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"fizz-heading-3 fizz-stack-12\"\u003eAbout the producer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"fizz-text-large fizz-stack-16\"\u003eFounded by Gaston Hochar in 1930, Chateau Musar is Lebanon's premier estate. This 371 acre property is located in the Bekaa Valley, 15 miles north of Beirut in Ghazir. The Houchars cultivate indigenous and international varietals – Cinsault, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache as well as Obaideh (a native of Chardonnay), Merwah (a native variant of Semillon), Chardonnay, Viognier and Vermentino. The vineyards are planted on a limestone bed with gravelly top soils and are certified organic by the Mediterranean Institute of Certification (IMC). The white vines are 100–150 years old and planted at 4,000 feet, the reds at 3,280 feet. The altitude and the Mediterranean climate serve to lengthen the ripening process which helps produce fruit of superior quality. Only hand-picked estate fruit is used and the wines are minimally handled – natural fermentation very little sulphur and the wines aren’t fined or filtered. Chateau Musar is the family’s flagship and is thematically styled after the Grand Vins of Bordeaux. Each varietal is fermented and aged separately; the components are then blended and aged for a minimum of four years in bottle before release. The exception is Chateau Musar Rose, which matures for a year in bottle. The wines under the Hochar Pere et Fils label are often referred to as the family’s second wine, a more accurate description is a single-vineyard offering. The fruit for these wines is harvested from a 50+ year old parcel planted at 3,280 feet near the village of Aana. Musar Jeune wines are approachable, fruity and unoaked, in other words, wines meant for immediate enjoyment. In spite of the civil war that tore the country apart from 1975-1990, the Hochars have consistently produced exceptional wines, bar the 1976 and 1984 vintages when no wine was made. Serge, Gaston’s eldest son has been the winemaker at Musar since 1959 and was as “Man of the Year” in 1984 by recognized by Decanter Magazine. Serge’s brother Ronald manages the business side of the winery along with Serge’s sons Gaston and Marc. Ronald’s son Ralph works with in Chateau Musar’s UK office. 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This improved over the course of 3 days, and could pass for a Bordeaux from the 80s early 90s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadiran, South West France, France\u003cbr\u003e100% Tannat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"fizz-heading-3 fizz-stack-12\"\u003eAbout the producer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"fizz-text-large fizz-stack-16\"\u003eChâteau Bouscassé has belonged to the Brumont family for several generations. The property includes 50 hectares of superb clay-limestone terroir along the cliff in the commune of Maumusson-Laguian. This terroir is also somewhat humorously known as the Pied de Côte de Saint Emilion (\"The foot of the Saint Emilion Slope\"), because the Tannat that grows there produces a wine that has similar characteristics to some of the great wines of Bordeaux's right bank, in that they possess a rigorous style, a refined structure and a substantial potential to age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Bouscasse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45436286271687,"sku":"12189","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0501\/5663\/4311\/files\/IMG_0119.jpg?v=1755255980"},{"product_id":"2001-chateau-musar","title":"2001 Chateau Musar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"fizz-text-large distributor-notes s-e6JtayITPVbW\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"fizz-heading-3 fizz-stack-12\"\u003eAbout the producer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"fizz-text-large fizz-stack-16\"\u003eFounded by Gaston Hochar in 1930, Chateau Musar is Lebanon's premier estate. This 371 acre property is located in the Bekaa Valley, 15 miles north of Beirut in Ghazir. The Houchars cultivate indigenous and international varietals – Cinsault, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache as well as Obaideh (a native of Chardonnay), Merwah (a native variant of Semillon), Chardonnay, Viognier and Vermentino. The vineyards are planted on a limestone bed with gravelly top soils and are certified organic by the Mediterranean Institute of Certification (IMC). The white vines are 100–150 years old and planted at 4,000 feet, the reds at 3,280 feet. The altitude and the Mediterranean climate serve to lengthen the ripening process which helps produce fruit of superior quality. Only hand-picked estate fruit is used and the wines are minimally handled – natural fermentation very little sulphur and the wines aren’t fined or filtered. Chateau Musar is the family’s flagship and is thematically styled after the Grand Vins of Bordeaux. 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