In the 30 years following Serge Hochar’s decoration as Decanter magazine’s 'Man of the Year' in 1984, his wine became legendary. Unlike other high-status wines in this style (Right Bank Bordeaux or Côte d’Or burgundy, for example), there was no fabulous inherited property from which Musar could draw fame, no legacy of extraordinary wines with a triumphant set of awards and a centuries-old story to tell. Yes, Musar had an ancient terroir with a multi-millennia grape-growing performance record on which to plant its vineyards. But the winery’s history began in 1930, only 90 years ago; in wine terms, it is a comparative baby. And yet the legacy carried forward by the Hochar family is great...
