the seemingly precocious integration of the tannins

and Viognier

yields are kept low and only the best clusters go into the wine that is bottled

Playfully stating

the palate is fresh

Château Musar Estate Rouge, 2016 Kamptal the seemingly precocious integration ofFounded in 1930 by Gaston Hochar in Lebanon. World class, Bordeaux esque wine; principled by limited intervention and natural wine making techniques. For the first 40 years the wine was largely consumed within Lebanon, but with the start of the Lebanese civil war in the early 70s, the market was largely gone. Serge Hochar (winemaker and Gaston's son) continued to produce wine during the 20 year war, and pushed to make the wine available to