Chateau Musar White 2009

Chateau Musar was the first producer in Lebanon to achieve organic certification for its vineyards in 2006. Located in the Bekaa Valley, between two mountain ranges running parallel to Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline, vines have been cultivated here for over 6,000 years. The Phoenicians (seafaring ancestors of the modern Lebanese) were instrumental in bringing vines and wines from Byblos across to all of the areas around the Mediterranean.Chateau Musar White is fermented in French oak barriques (from the forest of Nevers) for 9 months, bottled and blended at the end of its first year and released seven years after the harvest“Musar’s whites and rosés are less well-known. More’s the pity: both are unusual and superb.” – DecanterA blend of ancient grape varieties Obaideh and Merwah, indigenous to the mountains of Lebanon and said to be related to Chasselas Chardonnay and Semillon. Yellow-gold, subtly oaky, and creamy-textured, rich yet dry and intensely citrusy, with honeyed nuances. Resembling ‘dry Sauternes’ or mature white Graves. Chateau Musar Whites develop tawny hues and mellow spicy characters as they age.