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Developed in 1930 while in the basement of an ancient 17th century castle, Château Musar is really as much the effort of a family members as the living testimony of all the civilisations who have tread its land.

After a long stay in France, Gaston Hochar returned to Lebanon and created Château Musar within the cellars of the ancient ‘Mzar’ fortress within Ghazir, overlooking the med coast.

Precisely what started as a leisure activity before long became a passion; a passion inspired by a first meeting with famous wine maker Ronald Barton when he was stationed within Lebanon during world war ii.

 The particular vineyards associated with Château Musar can be found from an elevation well over 3,000 feet (1,000 meters) in the Bekaa Valley the location where the vines are sheltered by the encompassing mountains running parallel to the Mediterranean sea coast. They cover 180 hectares and produce a limited yield around 35 hl/ha.

The particular Bekaa Valley is almost frost together with condition free, with long moderate summers, rainy winters through an annual rainfall of 500mm, as well as the normal temperature of twenty-five degrees Celsius .

The particular red vintages are made of a mix of various grape varieties, mostly: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and also Carignan. The vines are usually cultivated on a gravely earth having a limestone foundation. The makeup may differ from one yr to the following, offering Château Musar an alternative persona and also identity each and every year.

The white wines are produced from a fuse of Obeideh as well as Merwah, which are indigenous to the Bekaa Valley as well as Mount Lebanon. According to the story, Obeideh and Merwah ended up taken back to Europe with the Crusaders and so are the particular probable ancestors of Chardonnay and Semillon respectively.

Château Musar can make every effort at producing totally organic wines, letting each one of these acquire its identity. Château Musar first attained international reputation through the Bristol Wine Fair in England in nineteen seventy nine, where the wine media and prominent critics such as Michael Broadbent reported it “the discovery of the fair”.

Undoubtedly Serge Hochar’s powerful personality as well as conviction in his beliefs have provided much motivation for the countless zealous followers of Château Musar internationally.

In recent years, Musar has been part of events including the “Dîner des 30″ organised through Champagne Louis Roederer in honour of the 30 best vintages on the planet.

Invited to the Manhattan Wine Experience, Musar every year attends the London Wine Event as well as Vinexpo each and every two years.

The way paved by the wine from the land of “milk and honey” as a result allowed Lebanon to stick to the actual OIV – the “Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin”- in 1995 with the collaboration of other Lebanese wine producers.