I had such a wonderful time at the Chateau Branaire-Ducru tasting in June! Checking in to see if folks would be interested in getting together again at Grippy Tannins in September. I’m open to other themes but I have enough Musar for a fun tour.
Vintage
Wine
2012
Chateau Musar
2004
Chateau Musar
2001
Chateau Musar
2000
Chateau Musar
1999
Chateau Musar
1998
Chateau Musar
1995
Chateau Musar
2010
Chateau Musar Blanc (Magnum)
2001
Chateau Musar Blanc
2020
Chateau Musar Hochar Père & Fils
2022
Chateau Musar Musar Jeune Blanc
2021
Chateau Musar Musar Jeune Red
2018
Chateau Musar Rosé
Date
Thursday, October 9
When / Where
6pm @ Grippy Tannins
Let me know if you’re interested and which dates would work best. Hope to see you there!
I’ve only had Musar in a few vintages, never with any age, and as an aficionado of great obscure wines am often chastised for this.
September 4th or 18th would work for me. The 25th probably does not. I would probably be a plus 1 with my friend Eileen. I left a few bottles at Grippy after the last tasting, do not remember exactly what but I think there’s a 1975 Lanessan in there which should be a good counterpoint.
I do not have any really analogous wines to add (I don’t think there are any analogous wines!), but will come up other contributions.
Excellent! I’m glad you’re excited to explore some Musar. It’s one of the wines that showed me how dramatically age can improve wine. I think @David_W1 is a Musar fan so I suspect he’ll be down if the timing works out. I’ll check in with various non-Berserkers to see which of those dates work for them.
Excellent idea Ryan. I’m a Musar fan, especially the white, of which I could contribute some aged bottles. We’re sorting out some schedule details for September as we speak so will follow up shortly!
Sadly I’m to far away to be there. But, at the risk of teaching grandma to suck eggs, please don’t pull and pour the old Musars - they need decanting for several to many hours to show their best.
And absolutely have some older whites in there. The “middle” range (Hochar Pere & Fils) is worth a look too (and still needs a decant, but perhaps only an hour or two).
Thanks, I’m relatively new to this wine hobby so I can use all the egg sucking advice I can get. Last time we did this with Branaire-Ducru, Lindsey let me come by a few hours early to double decant the youngest of the vertical so I’ll make sure to do the same with these Musars.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any Hochar and have never tried it but I’m pretty sure this shop had a bottle on the shelf last time I was in there. Not sure if it’s red or white but if it’s anywhere near a drinking window I’ll grab it next time I’m in.
My apologies @Jud_Reis, it turns out I can’t do the 4th so I’ve asked Lindsey for a couple of dates in early October to see if we can’t find a date when all four Berserkers can make it.
September 18 and 25 still work for me, I was just hoping to find a date that works for all three of you, David, and Jud but Jud is out of town early October so we’ll do whatever works best for you, David, and a handful of non-Berserkers. I’ve asked Lindsey to provide a couple of early October dates just in case too many folks aren’t able to make the September dates.
I’ll be a plus 1 with Eileen and have other wine-loving friends who might be able to join us if you have space. I would also like to have some real food, probably about the time we started on the Musar reds. Lindsey has recommended a caterer. As I can’t provide any Musar, I’d be happy to pick up dinner and it would be better more suitable than the impromptu Japanese we scrounged up last time.
Excellent, looking forward to it! I’m definitely cool with you bringing your wine-loving friends along. Perhaps we should aim for 8 - 12 people and wait list after 15. That seem reasonable to you for the space?
That’s a fantastic idea, thanks!
Once we hear from David on his availability and Lindsey on early October backup dates I’ll email a handful of non-Berserkers. If possible, I’d like to find a date that is convenient for at least us three Berserkers.
Finally have some schedule clarity now…cannot do Sept 18th or 25th; had no idea September Thursdays would be so busy. Don’t feel obligated to schedule around me, although it’s always nice to have a few WB-ers at these events.
Sounds good. Lindsey should have early October dates for us in the next week or so and if none of those work for both you and @Dan_Kravitz we’ll probably fall back to Sept 18.
Lindsey happened to have a 2020 Hochar on the shelf when I was there last weekend so we’ll try one of those too!
Sept 18 remains good for me and my Friend Eileen. October is up in the air for me, although Eileen is less likely in that period. I’m starting to plan a France/Spain trip for October, but that is preliminary and flexible.