Chateau Musar 'Hochar Pere et Fils' Red

Hochar Père et Fils Red has often been described as the ‘second’ wine of Chateau Musar, as its style does bear some resemblance to the flagship wine but the comparison stops there as its vineyards, blend and ageing places are very different. Four years in the making, Hochar Père et Fils Red is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from a single vineyard near the Bekaa Valley village of Aana, characterised by deep soils over limestone. At an average age of 30 years old, yields are low from these mature bushvines at 20-30 hl per hectare. Complex and savory, this offers up enthralling notes of red cherries, sweet smoke, and cinnamon spice. Fresh and elegant, it's kind of like a Bordeaux meets a Rhone, but that dumbs it down too much. It is Musar, the one and only.