Red Wine
Rouge (Gaston Hochar)
Château Musar · Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
About this wine
Château Musar is Lebanon's most famous and historically significant winery, renowned for its incredible aging potential and steadfast traditional winemaking in the Bekaa Valley. The 'Rouge (Gaston Hochar)' features Cabernet Sauvignon in a distinctively full-bodied, complex profile. With medium acidity and a 14.0% ABV, it offers a wildly aromatic, deeply savory, and often surprisingly delicate palate. This iconic Middle Eastern wine is a fantastic match for richly spiced food, lamb, beef, and savory poultry dishes.
At a glance
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grapes | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Style | Varietal/100% |
| Region | Bekaa Valley, Lebanon |
| Winery | Château Musar |
| Body | Full-bodied |
| Acidity | Medium |
| ABV | 14.0% |
| Vintages | 1956 to 2021 (61 vintages listed) |
Food pairings
This wine pairs well with: Beef, Lamb, Spicy Food, Poultry.
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Wine attributes derived from the open X-Wines dataset (CC BY 4.0). Vintage lists and ratings in the dataset are a 2012 to 2021 snapshot and are not shown as live data.
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