Developed in nineteen thirty while in the cellar of an old 17th century castle, Château Musar is just as much the project of the family as the living testimony of all of the civilisations which may have tread its earth.
After having a long stay in France, Gaston Hochar came back to Lebanon and created Château Musar within the cellars of the ancient 'Mzar' fortress in Ghazir, looking over the med ocean.
What began as being a pastime soon evolved into an enthusiasm; a passion inspired by a first encounter with well-known wine maker Ronald Barton when he was stationed within Lebanon throughout ww2.
The particular vineyards associated with Château Musar are situated from an height well over 3,000 feet (1,000 meters) inside the Bekaa Valley where the vines are sheltered by way of the surrounding mountain tops running parallel on the Mediterranean sea shore. They cover 180 hectares and produce a small yield of about 35 hl/ha.
The particular Bekaa Valley is practically ice and condition free, together with long gentle summer season, rainy winters having an twelve-monthly rainfall of 500mm, and an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius .
The actual red wine are made of a mixture of different grape types, mainly: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault as well as Carignan. The vines are usually cultivated using a gravely earth that has a limestone base. The composition varies from one year to the following, offering Château Musar a different persona and identity every year.
The white wines are made from a mix of Obeideh and also Merwah, which can be native to the Bekaa Valley and Mount Lebanon. In line with the tale, Obeideh and Merwah were taken back to European countries with the Crusaders and therefore are the in all likelihood ancestors of Chardonnay and Semillon respectively.
Château Musar can make just about every effort at creating completely organic wines, allowing each one develop a unique character. Château Musar first attained worldwide acknowledgement during the Bristol Wine Fair in The united kingdom in 1979, when the wine mass media and prominent experts such as Michael Broadbent reported it "the discovery of the fair".
Certainly Serge Hochar's strong personality as well as dedication in his morals have provided a lot inspiration for the many ardent enthusiasts of Château Musar all over the world.
In recent times, Musar has been a part of festivals such as the "Dîner des 30" organized by Champagne Louis Roederer in honor of the thirty finest bottles of wine around the globe.
Invited to the Manhattan Wine Experience, Musar every year visits the London Wine Fair as well as Vinexpo just about every 24 months.
The way paved by the wine from the country of "milk and honey" consequently made possible Lebanon to stick to the OIV - the "Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin"- in 1995 with the collaboration of other Lebanese wine makers.
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