Hochar Père et Fils, Red 2021

Why we love this bottle

Around 1930 Gaston Hochar started making wine in Lebanon, at Château Musar. His son Serge turned it into a world famous house. During the civil war he kept making wine. Sometimes the grapes had to travel by sea and along dangerous detours to reach the cellar, and one year the wine started fermenting on the way. Today the third generation is in charge. Hochar Père et Fils means Hochar father and son. We love it because it is a family that kept going, even during a war.

The grapes come from the Bekaa Valley, from vines around thirty years old. Mostly Cinsault, with Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine only comes to market four years after the harvest. At Musar they let the wine age calmly until it is ready. Black cherry, pomegranate, cedar and a hint of coffee. Silky and elegant. A glass full of history.