{"product_id":"chateau-musar-hochar-pere-et-fils-red-2019-750ml","title":"Chateau Musar Hochar Père et Fils Red 2021 (750ml)","description":"Overview\u003cbr\u003e Three years in the making, Hochar Père et Fils is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from a\u003cbr\u003e single vineyard in the Western Bekaa Valley, near the village of Aana. It is characterised by deep, gravelly soil over a\u003cbr\u003e limestone base and 1,000m above sea level. At an average age of 30 years old, yields are low, 20-30 hectolitres per\u003cbr\u003e hectare, which results in concentrated full flavoured wine.\u003cbr\u003e Harvest\u003cbr\u003e Taking advantage of the rainy and snowy conditions from December to April, the vines “awoke” leading to the best\u003cbr\u003e possible flowering season in late May and early June and the summer temperatures were ideal. At this stage we had no\u003cbr\u003e knowledge of the challenge still to confront us as Lebanon suffered a heat wave from 1st to 14th September with a rise in\u003cbr\u003e temperatures to an average 38 to 40 degrees Celsius. Harvesting became unusually random and was driven more by soil\u003cbr\u003e types and sugar content rather than the usual varietal order. In the winery it was a race against the clock to have the\u003cbr\u003e wine fermented and racked to release fermentation vats for the following grapes that needed saving from the heat wave,\u003cbr\u003e but we managed! The red grape harvest ended on the last day of September.\u003cbr\u003e Grape Varietals\u003cbr\u003e Cinsault 50%, Grenache 40%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%\u003cbr\u003e Winemaking\u003cbr\u003e The grapes fermented at temperatures ranging between 27-29 ˚ C with 15 to 20 days maceration in cement vats, followed\u003cbr\u003e by 6 months in French Nevers oak barrels. It was blended in the Autumn of 2021 and bottled during the Spring of 2022.\u003cbr\u003e Tasting Notes\u003cbr\u003e Deep burgundy in colour with transparent layers showing evidence of Grenache in the blend. Ripe red cherry fruit with\u003cbr\u003e plums, dates, mulberries and tea leaves. It is Mediterranean on the palate with sweet tannins and spices. It becomes\u003cbr\u003e even better and more refined a day after the bottle is opened. The red wines of 2020 are wines of taste and concentration\u003cbr\u003e and the Hochar Red of this year is no exception.\u003cbr\u003e Alcohol\u003cbr\u003e 14.5% Alc.\/Vo","brand":"Chateau Musar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975635144928,"sku":"102417","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/chateau-musar-hochar-p-re-et-fils-red.jpg?v=1663884366","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/chateau-musar-hochar-pere-et-fils-red-2019-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}