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Chateau Musar 2015

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Chateau Musar 2015Chateau Musar Red 2015, Bekaa Valley, Libanon Chateau Musar Red 2015 is een van de meest uitdagende jaargangen die het huis in decennia heeft meegemaakt, gevormd door extreme weersomstandigheden maar uiteindelijk verrassend karaktervol. Wat maakt de Bekaa Valley zo geschikt voor krachtige rode wijnen? De combinatie van warme zomers, koele nachten en hooggelegen wijngaarden zorgt voor rijpe druiven met behoud van frisse zuren. Deze 2015 toont hoe

Chateau Musar Red 2015, Bekaa Valley, Libanon

Chateau Musar Red 2015 is een van de meest uitdagende jaargangen die het huis in decennia heeft meegemaakt, gevormd door extreme weersomstandigheden maar uiteindelijk verrassend karaktervol. Wat maakt de Bekaa Valley zo geschikt voor krachtige rode wijnen? De combinatie van warme zomers, koele nachten en hooggelegen wijngaarden zorgt voor rijpe druiven met behoud van frisse zuren. Deze 2015 toont hoe veerkracht in de wijngaard kan leiden tot een wijn met spanning, diepte en klassieke Musar-signatuur.

In 2015 kende het jaar een natte winter met sneeuw, gevolgd door vorst tussen 10 en 18 april waarbij temperaturen daalden tot tussen -8 °C en -12 °C. Veel knoppen werden vernietigd en sommige percelen leken verloren. Later volgden een vochtige juni, een milde juli en vervolgens een hittegolf richting september, waardoor de uiteindelijke opbrengst drastisch lager uitviel.

Wijngaarden en regio

De druiven voor Chateau Musar Red komen uit de Bekaa Valley, een hooggelegen plateau in Libanon dat al eeuwenlang bekendstaat om wijnbouw.

  • Extreme voorjaarsvorst: temperaturen tot -12 °C veroorzaakten tot 65% verlies bij Cabernet Sauvignon.

  • Hittegolf in september: versnelde rijping en extra druk op de wijngaarden.

  • Aana en Kefraya: belangrijke herkomstzones voor Cinsault met respectievelijk 70% en 40% opbrengstverlies.

  • Selectieve oogst begin september: Cabernet Sauvignon op 3 september, Cinsault op 8 september en Carignan op 11 september.

De combinatie van hoogte en grote temperatuurverschillen tussen dag en nacht draagt bij aan frisheid ondanks het warme klimaat.

Vinificatie en rijping

Elke druivensoort werd afzonderlijk verwerkt om maximale expressie te behouden.

  • Natuurlijke gisten: vergisting per druif in betonnen vaten, wat temperatuurstabiliteit en zachte extractie bevordert.

  • 12 maanden rijping in Franse eikenhouten vaten: voor structuur en verfijnde kruidigheid.

  • Assemblage januari 2018: na afzonderlijke rijping werden de wijnen samengevoegd.

  • Botteling juli/augustus 2018: gevolgd door verdere flesrijping op het domein.

  • Alcohol 14%: geeft body zonder de balans te verstoren.

Deze werkwijze onderstreept de klassieke aanpak van Chateau Musar, waarbij tijd een essentieel onderdeel is van de stijl.

Druivensamenstelling

Cabernet Sauvignon – Bekaa Valley
Brengt structuur, cassis en rijpe tannines in de blend.

Cinsault – Aana en Kefraya
Geeft aromatische finesse, rood fruit en zachtheid in de textuur.

Carignan – Bekaa Valley
Voegt kruidigheid en diepte toe met extra grip in de afdronk.

De blend bestaat uit gelijke delen van deze drie druivenrassen.

Proefnotities en serveertips

In het glas toont Chateau Musar Red 2015 een diepe robijnrode kleur. De neus opent met bramen, zwarte bessen en kersen, gevolgd door leer, subtiele peperige kruidigheid en later complexere tonen. In de mond keren het donkere fruit en de kruidige nuances terug, aangevuld met zachte vanille, verwarmende specerijen en een lichte cacaotoets. De structuur is fris met soepele tannines die kracht combineren met elegantie. De afdronk is gelaagd en blijft kruidig en fruitgedreven nazinderen.

  • Serveertemperatuur: Serveer rond 16–18 °C zodat de kruidige complexiteit en tannines in balans blijven met de frisse zuren.

  • Gerechten: Combineert uitstekend met eend, ribeye of andere rijkere, vettere vleesgerechten die de structuur van de wijn ondersteunen.

Bekroningen

Jonathan Ray, The Spectator, juli 2021: omschreef de 2015 als een “fiendishly tricky vintage” waarbij ondanks tot 65% verlies bij Cabernet Sauvignon uiteindelijk een glorieus resultaat werd bereikt.

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