Friday, 25 May 2012

Château Musar 1999


Still quite a vivid, purple rim. Leather, baked black fruits and cinnamon, but less volatile acidity than many a Musar. A hint of a Graves-like ashtray note. The fruit note is not as baked as in some vintages, perhaps a bit more raspberry than stewed plum. Not as dense or as intense as some vintages (the very powerful 95), but a big hit of acid at the back of the palate. The smelly, animalistic aromatics I love in Musar have yet to make a big appearance, and I wonder to what extent they will do so. Good, but not a historical vintage. Still, other tasting notes suggest it may be the best vintage since the 1995.

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