{"id":8582,"date":"2023-05-29T06:14:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T18:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=8582"},"modified":"2023-05-29T06:14:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-28T18:14:08","slug":"chateau-musar-masterclass-with-ralph-hochar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=8582","title":{"rendered":"Chateau Musar Masterclass with Ralph Hochar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8582\" class=\"elementor elementor-8582\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd71e2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd71e2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58d6d1f\" data-id=\"58d6d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cdf20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88cdf20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Ralph Hochar<\/b> is the third generation owner of Chateau Musar &#8211; a family-owned winery in Lebanon, on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea &#8211; the crossroads between Asia and Europe. A small country &#8211; you could fit 25 of Lebanon into the size of New Zealand &#8211; but with an ancient wine history. The Lebanese (and their ancestors &#8211; the Phoenicians) can date their winemaking back 6000 years. And Canaan is where Jesus Christ is said to have made water into wine &#8211; and that is in Lebanon! So definitely an Old World part of the planet.<\/p><p>The Turkish Empire had ruled Lebanon since the 15th Century, but after the First World War Lebanon became a French Colony, and Gaston Hochar founded the Estate in 1930. The first vineyards were planted in the Bekaa Valley with his cousin, with many of the early sales of wine to French soldiers stationed in the country. The label of Chateau Musar hasn\u2019t changed in all that time, but today we\u2019re looking at some more recent wines and they do have much more modern, colourful designs &#8211; to match the style of wine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db5d054 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db5d054\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2939970\" data-id=\"2939970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdae6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cdae6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-2-1024x912.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8584\" alt=\"Musar 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-2-1024x912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-2-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-2-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-2-1536x1368.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06d4aa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06d4aa3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3e8089\" data-id=\"c3e8089\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3252a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3252a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Chateau Musar Jeune Ros\u00e9 2018<\/b> is a coppery golden pink in the glass. A mature age for a ros\u00e9 wine, it hasn\u2019t lost its brightness or perfume. The orange hue flows through with aromatics of mandarin peel and apricot, plus more exotic notes of guava and pomegranete, then tones of red capsicum and cranberry. A gentle spice on the palate and a lean towards some negroni-like phenolic, tannin and astringency. This was matched with a raw salmon and avocado tartlet &#8211; delicious.<\/p><p>I have to say that the <b>Chateau Musar Jeune Red 2019<\/b> was not my favourite. An un-oaked crunchy style of red, made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Syrah varietals. This was raspy and rustic, with bloody fruit bleeding into the palate. A touch of warm earth minerality develops but there\u2019s a lack of harmony here &#8211; all a bit edgy and disjointed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e532f52\" data-id=\"e532f52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d532b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d532b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-v-1-767x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8586\" alt=\"Musar v 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-v-1-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-v-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-v-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-v-1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f11c020 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f11c020\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00de176\" data-id=\"00de176\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9989296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9989296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving swiftly on. <b>Chateau Musar Hochar P\u00e8re et Fils Red 2018 <\/b>presents a more palatable style of young claret red. A dense carmine red colour, with a familiar \u2018old world\u2019 patina of new leather, blackcurrant, cedar, raspberry, kirsch and bubblegum. 50% Cinsault, with Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon tends towards a bold and ripe expression in the palate, but very smoothly balanced. A punchy, mint and chocolate flecked finish of reasonable length. A new wine to me, and impressive for a mid-priced offering.\u00a0A canap\u00e9 of Venison Tartare was an inspired match for this.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a42f604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a42f604\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d093586\" data-id=\"d093586\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc74cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc74cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, what the label is really known for is their flagship wine, and both the current release <b>Chateau Musar 2016<\/b> and a library wine <b>Chateau Musar 2000<\/b> that has been opened to demonstrate the staying power of this iconic wine do not disappoint. Not to be crass and go on about pricing, but the retail cost of this wine &#8211; which has often seemed to me to rank alongside many 3rd growth Bordeaux in terms of style and quality &#8211; is top value. The 2016 has a deep, dark pulse of black fruits, with the cassis top note accented by damson, boysenberry, date and liquorice. Stylish and succulent it has great concentration, and some power through the palate. The finish has an almost manuka honey prickle and depth to it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-836927d\" data-id=\"836927d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5230bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5230bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-3-652x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8583\" alt=\"Musar 3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-3-652x1024.jpg 652w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-3-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-3-768x1206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Musar-3.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b0b037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b0b037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c270afe\" data-id=\"c270afe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e82255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e82255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The older bottle has matured impeccably. A ruby-mahogany colour in the glass, with a distinctive smoky perfume. Some savoury flavours underline the dark fruits, with tapenade, baking spices and nori. Again, there is plenty of concentration and vigour &#8211; even a slightly tangy acidity still pulsing through the palate. This drive adds balance and energy to the wine, sailing smoothly into a juicy, lengthy finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ralph Hochar is the third generation owner of Chateau Musar &#8211; a family-owned winery in Lebanon, on the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea &#8211; the crossroads between Asia and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-writing-about-wine"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chateau Musar Masterclass with Ralph Hochar - 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