About the Wine: Lebanon has never gained much of a reputation as wine country. The tiny nation's troubled history has made development difficult and it's one noted house, Chateau Musar, is so wildly inconsistent in style that it has struggled to develop a following.
About THIS Wine: The wine is 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Caladoc, a varietal I have never heard of, 22% Syrah, an 17% Tempranillo. The wine is very dark, almost black in the glass with a dark purple rim. Wood, smoke, and dark fruit present on a very dense nose. This is one of the driest wines I have ever tasted. It is not bracingly tannic nor is it all that heavy. It is just remarkably dry. Upon doing a little reading, I discovered that Caladoc is a Malbec/Grenache hybrid that is noted for how dry it is.
Drinking This Wine: It is definitely a food wine. It's not big enough for steak but a hearty stew or even something like jambalaya could work if it's not too spicy.
Overall Impression: It is a good, if esoteric wine. Bordeaux in the same style go for a lot more, so I will say that this is good for the price.
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