APPEARANCE: Medium garnet colour with brick red elements. Quite fragile cork, broke off (or rather partly dissolved and crumbled). Some dried remains of previous seepage on top of the cork. 14.0% ABV. NOSE: Wet wood, cherry pits, leather, autumn forest floor, well hung beef. Later sweet medicinal notes of gauze bandage, ointment and camphor. Dried figs. Rich and fragrant. Wonderfully aromatic. (92-93p) TASTE: The arrival is sweet with ripe and matured fruit. On the mid palate leather, dark plum fruit (Anton Berg’s Plum in Madeira), cellared strawberry jam. Velvety and rich mouthfeel. (91p) FINISH: Still sweet but now rounding off with some nicely drying but well integrated tannins. A touch of black pepper. Long aftertaste. (90p) OVERALL: Very mature, sweet, hedonistic. Enjoyed over three hours and did only become better and better. A wonderful, if not great Ch. Musar. TOTAL SCORE 91 points.
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35-years celebration. Leather, cigar box and oak on the nose. Dry. Suprisingly fresh fruit. Cherry and oak on the palate. Medium acid. Well integrated tannins. Long exit. A superb Musar.
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7/19/2023 - SAND Likes this wine: 91 Points
APPEARANCE: Medium garnet colour with brick red elements. Quite fragile cork, broke off (or rather partly dissolved and crumbled). Some dried remains of previous seepage on top of the cork. 14.0% ABV.
NOSE: Wet wood, cherry pits, leather, autumn forest floor, well hung beef. Later sweet medicinal notes of gauze bandage, ointment and camphor. Dried figs. Rich and fragrant. Wonderfully aromatic. (92-93p)
TASTE: The arrival is sweet with ripe and matured fruit. On the mid palate leather, dark plum fruit (Anton Berg’s Plum in Madeira), cellared strawberry jam. Velvety and rich mouthfeel. (91p)
FINISH: Still sweet but now rounding off with some nicely drying but well integrated tannins. A touch of black pepper. Long aftertaste. (90p)
OVERALL: Very mature, sweet, hedonistic. Enjoyed over three hours and did only become better and better. A wonderful, if not great Ch. Musar.
TOTAL SCORE 91 points.
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4/25/2023 - mike410 wrote: flawed
Vinegar
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11/6/2021 - Margroot wrote: 94 Points
Phenomenal wine. Multi layered and nothing except a bit of the color told that is was 35 years old.
Spices, sweetness and even some fresh acidity.
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6/11/2021 - GlennO86 Likes this wine: 96 Points
35-years celebration. Leather, cigar box and oak on the nose. Dry. Suprisingly fresh fruit. Cherry and oak on the palate. Medium acid. Well integrated tannins. Long exit. A superb Musar.
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10/20/2019 - LWI wrote: 95 Points
Gloriously complex, no volatility. Best Musar tasted
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