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winegenie.com/wine/chateau-musar-bekaa-valley-gaston-hochar-2019-half-2019 · data sheet · generated 2026-10-26

Château Musar, Bekaa Valley, Gaston Hochar - Half 2019

375 ml Cabernet Sauvignon 34%, Carignan 33%, Cinsault 33% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 2019

Château Musar, Bekaa Valley, Gaston Hochar - Half 2019 is a dry, full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault (Bekaa Valley, Lebanon), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is little. Good with steak, lamb, venison, cheese board. No merchant in this catalogue lists it now; Tanners Wines last did on 2026-10-22.

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No merchant in this catalogue sells this wine at the moment, so there is no price and nothing to buy here.
Last listed by Tanners Wines on 2026-10-22 at £26.00 — a historical figure, not an offer.
The record stays because the wine still exists: grapes, region, taste profile and drinking window are all below. If a merchant lists it again it will reappear here with a price.
Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.55
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Cabernet Sauvignon + Carignan prior
body
4 / 5
full
Cabernet Sauvignon + Carignan prior · Bekaa Valley rule
tannin
4 / 5
firm
Cabernet Sauvignon + Carignan prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Cabernet Sauvignon + Carignan prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Cabernet Sauvignon + Carignan prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
merchant feed
Origin
Bekaa Valley · Bekaa Valley · Lebanon
merchant feed
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault
Tanners Wines product page
ABV
14%
Tanners Wines product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
Occasions
dinner party · steak night
inferred
About Cabernet Sauvignon
Typical aromas: blackcurrant, black cherry, cedar, mint, green bell pepper when unripe. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Cabernet Sauvignon · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
very full · 5/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
noticeable · 4/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

This near legendary Lebanese estate was founded by Gaston Hochar in 1930 in a region with a 6,000 year old wine- producing history started by the Phoenicians. Very ripe fruit, with spice and leather. Musar cellars well.

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