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Early on in the winemaking process, the team at Musar could see that the 2003 had great qualities, including good tannins, colour and acidity. A 3 week masceration to help increase extraction, long fermentation, 9 months in concrete vats, 1 year in French oak, and then bottle aged in their cellars. Quite a bit of work goes in to each bottle of Chateau Musar.
Official Tasting Notes Deep ruby in colour, it has a complex, intriguing array of aromas: toasted bread, cigar box, fresh tea, plums and Eastern spices. On the palate, there are mature fruits: plums, figs and cherries with hints of tea leaves and dark chocolate. The wine is intense; the first taste releasing complex notes of currants, cherries and spice, with a hint of game and finishing with a cleansing acidity. Our first indications were that the 2003 vintage would be full-bodied, powerful with great length and 7 years later upon release in 2010, we were proven right: these are the defining characteristics of 2003. “I think of the 2003 red as classical Musar, a great vintage for Carignan” - Gaston Hochar