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Lebanon<br />
Chateau Musar<br />
The wines of Chateau Musar are unique expressions from a country with an<br />
ancient wine-making culture, as wines have been cultivated from Lebanon’s high<br />
altitude Bekaa Valley for over 6,000 years.<br />
French in origin, the Hochar family arrived in Lebanon in the 12th century and have<br />
remained there ever since. Chateau Musar’s red vineyards are situated towards<br />
the southern end of the Bekaa Valley, at relatively high altitudes and have the<br />
kind of calcareous, gravel and stone soils that encourage the production of high<br />
quality grapes. The grapes used to make the red wine are Cabernet Sauvignon<br />
and Southern Rhône varieties of Cinsault and Carignan from long established<br />
mature wines yielding a maximum of 30 to 35 hectolitres per hectare.<br />
www.staustellwines.co.uk 89
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