I picked up this bottle at the winery late last year and was looking for the right time to open it. My buddy invited us for dinner and I offered him a choice: Riesling, Chardonnay or White Musar.
It showed a gorgeous medium amber in the glass with medium viscosity (12.5% ABV). Intense aromas of honey, lanolin, sliced apricot, warm nuts, vanilla thread, bruised yellow apple and baking spices. On the palate it had medium acidity and a medium body- silky smooth with a long finish. The flavors were layered and complex, coating my mouth with waves of stunningly delicious wine. It was a come-to-Jesus moment for me to taste such a unique wine that has slumbered for 25 years, waiting to unleash itself onto my palate. We paired it with a tomato salad followed by miso glazed mushrooms. Stunning. It’s rare to find one, but at $100 per bottle- grab at least a bottle of this 98 point wine that gets 5 stars from me. Its cellaring capacity is virtually unlimited, so drink it over the next 30 years. Indigenous Lebanese grapes- Obeidah dominated with Merwah supporting. Salut….