1974 Musar Red (Unsaleable)

The 1974 Château Musar has a pale brick hue with a tuile rim. The nose is fully mature. Don’t come here looking for plenty of fruit; this is more about dusty earthenware, pressed flowers and a touch of oxtail. You have to stay with it because the aromatics become more and more enticing. The palate is well balanced with more weight than the nose suggests. Cohesive, peppery and savory in style, this has a modest weight with an animally finish that is not a million miles away from a Tawny Port. The 1974 is a delightful Musar that would outflank most Bordeaux clarets in this vintage. Very fine.