Developed in 1930 in the cellar of an ancient 17th century fortress, Château Musar is really as much the effort of the family as the living accounts of all of the civilisations which have tread its land.
After a prolonged stay in France, Gaston Hochar returned to Lebanon and then produced Château Musar in the cellars in the ancient ‘Mzar’ fortress in Ghazir, overlooking the med coast.
Precisely what started out being a pastime before long evolved into a passion; a passion motivated by a first meeting with famous wine maker Ronald Barton whilst he was stationed in Lebanon in the course of world war ii.
The actual vineyards of Château Musar are situated at an height of over 3,000 feet (1,000 meters) in the Bekaa Valley the location where the vines are sheltered by the encircling mountains running parallel to the Mediterranean coast. They cover 180 hectares and produces a small yield around 35 hl/ha.
The particular Bekaa Valley is almost frost and ailment free, together with long mild summer season, rainy winters through an twelve-monthly rainfall of 500mm, and the average temperature of twenty five degrees Celsius .
The actual red vintages are made from a combination of various grape varieties, mainly: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan. The particular vines are grown up on a gravely earth with a limestone base. The make up may differ from one yr to the next, offering Château Musar a different personality and identity every year.
The white wines are made from a mix of Obeideh and also Merwah, that happen to be indigenous to the Bekaa Valley and Mount Lebanon. According to the story, Obeideh and Merwah were taken back to Europe aided by the Crusaders and therefore are the actual in all likelihood ancestors of Chardonnay and Semillon respectively.
Château Musar creates every single effort at providing totally natural wines, letting each one of these acquire a unique character. Château Musar firstly achieved global acknowledgement through the Bristol Wine Fair in The united kingdom in 1979, when the wine mass media and well known critics including Michael Broadbent declared it “the discovery of the fair”.
Certainly Serge Hochar’s powerful personality as well as dedication in his values have given much motivation for the numerous ardent admirers of Château Musar all over the world.
Recently, Musar have been a part of occasions such as the “Dîner des 30″ prepared through Champagne Louis Roederer in honour of the 30 best vintages on the planet.
Asked to the Manhattan Wine Experience, Musar yearly visits the London Wine Fair and Vinexpo each and every two years.
The way paved by the wine from the land of “milk and honey” as a result permitted Lebanon to adhere to the OIV – the “Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin”- in 1995 while using collaboration of other Lebanese wine producers.
