The place for all things wine, focused on serious wine discussions.

WTN: Musar 1997

Moderators: Jenise, Robin Garr, David M. Bueker

no avatar
User

Saina

Rank

Musaroholic

Posts

3976

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:07 pm

Location

Helsinki, Finland

WTN: Musar 1997

by Saina » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:16 pm

Musar 1997 is lovely. It must be about a decade since I've last tried this vintage. I do remember pretty large bottle variation even for Musar and this is one of the tamer ones. It has all the Musar goodies of proper funk and VA lift but neither in the extreme amounts that some bottles of this have had. Rich and sweet fruit, very warm year in style but with magnificent acidity and just the right touch of VA to keep it light and moreish. Lovely wine. I wish I could afford mature(ish) Musar more often.
I don't drink wine because of religious reasons ... only for other reasons.
no avatar
User

David M. Bueker

Rank

Riesling Guru

Posts

34251

Joined

Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am

Location

Connecticut

Re: WTN: Musar 1997

by David M. Bueker » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:31 pm

Lovely!

I really should open a bottle sometime soon. I just never quite know what to have to eat with it.
Decisions are made by those who show up
no avatar
User

Saina

Rank

Musaroholic

Posts

3976

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:07 pm

Location

Helsinki, Finland

Re: WTN: Musar 1997

by Saina » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:40 pm

I've never found Musars difficult on the table. Quite on the contrary, both red and white Musars seem to work with a huge range of dishes. Lamb (maybe with some herbal marinade?) is of course a classic pairing; if vegetarian, I've had great luck pairing it with all kinds of mushroom dishes.
I don't drink wine because of religious reasons ... only for other reasons.
no avatar
User

Bob Parsons Alberta

Rank

aka Doris

Posts

10773

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:09 pm

Re: WTN: Musar 1997

by Bob Parsons Alberta » Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:05 pm

Nice note. I am still sitting on the 1999. Next social dinner I will take along if food is apt.
no avatar
User

Tom N.

Rank

Wine guru

Posts

797

Joined

Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:17 pm

Location

Soo, Ont.

Re: WTN: Musar 1997

by Tom N. » Sat Dec 26, 2020 12:31 pm

Bob Parsons Alberta wrote:Nice note. I am still sitting on the 1999. Next social dinner I will take along if food is apt.

Bob,

I am sitting on a 2009 Musar, but I think it will be at least 5 years before I open it. Musar age slowly but at my age I think this Musar could last longer than I will!
Tom Noland
Good sense is not common.
no avatar
User

James Roscoe

Rank

Chat Prince

Posts

11012

Joined

Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:43 pm

Location

D.C. Metro Area - Maryland

Re: WTN: Musar 1997

by James Roscoe » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:53 pm

We had a Musar red with lamb roast on Christmas eve. It was a 2001 Hochar. It was beautiful and paired very well with the lamb and comte scalloped potatoes.
Yes, and how many deaths will it take 'til he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: ClaudeBot, Google [Bot] and 2 guests

Powered by phpBB ® | phpBB3 Style by KomiDesign