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30th Birthday - Bordeaux Wine (1983)
Le Sommelier, Copenhagen
Tasted October 19, 2013 by canan with 690 views
Flight 1 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
1983 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque
91 points
An okay bottle but it did seem a little flat in the aromatics and overall seemed a bit too old.
Flight 2 (1 note)
White
1983 Nicolas Joly Savennières Roche aux Moines Clos de la Bergerie
92 points
Nose: Gunpowder, a little mango.
Palate: Elderflower and gunpowder. medium acidity with a little acidity.. Sour plums.
Palate: Elderflower and gunpowder. medium acidity with a little acidity.. Sour plums.
Flight 3 (2 notes)
Red
1983 Château Prieuré-Lichine
flawed
Some black currants but also the unmistakeable stink of wet cardboard.
Red
1983 Château du Tertre
91 points
Nose: Restrained aromatics. Feminine, black currant shrub.
Palate: Feminine black currant shrub with a fine acidity. Lacks a little structure.
Overall a decent wine with an okay balance.
Palate: Feminine black currant shrub with a fine acidity. Lacks a little structure.
Overall a decent wine with an okay balance.
Flight 4 (2 notes)
Red
1983 Château Marquis de Terme
91 points
Nose: Creamy sexy sweetness. Black currants and shrub.
Palate: Solid black currant fruit. Good balance. Tannins are a bit too harsh/heavy.
Palate: Solid black currant fruit. Good balance. Tannins are a bit too harsh/heavy.
Red
1983 Château d'Issan
89 points
Nose: Black currant fruit, coffee, toasted notes, compact.
Palate: Warm fruit, dirt, unstructured due to harsh tannins, pickled cucumber. Short aftertaste.
Palate: Warm fruit, dirt, unstructured due to harsh tannins, pickled cucumber. Short aftertaste.
Flight 5 (1 note)
White
2008 Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard
98 points
Lovely deep nose filled with exotic fruits, toothpaste and butter. It is very intense and has a toasted note to it.
Hugely intense palate with a lovely deep fruit, coffee and a lot of different spices. A long and spicy aftertaste with some toasty notes.
The palate is packed with popcorn and a lot of complexity.
At the moment it perhaps lacks a little acidity but it could change with time.
A great wine.
Hugely intense palate with a lovely deep fruit, coffee and a lot of different spices. A long and spicy aftertaste with some toasty notes.
The palate is packed with popcorn and a lot of complexity.
At the moment it perhaps lacks a little acidity but it could change with time.
A great wine.
Flight 6 (3 notes)
Red
1983 Château Beychevelle
91 points
Nose: Intense black currant fruit with some pencil shavings.
Palate: Great acidity with a deep black currant fruit (+shrub). Medium-short aftertaste.
Palate: Great acidity with a deep black currant fruit (+shrub). Medium-short aftertaste.
Red
1983 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)
93 points
Nose: Plums, sewer, manure, barnyard. Complex.
Palate: Acidic dark plums, quite dry, powerful acidity, green bell-pepper. Lovely structure.
A solid and quite impressive wine.
Palate: Acidic dark plums, quite dry, powerful acidity, green bell-pepper. Lovely structure.
A solid and quite impressive wine.
Red
1983 Château Léoville Barton
88 points
Nose: Coffee mixed with manure and dark plum fruit.
Palate: Powerful plum fruit and acidity but very dry aftertaste that is a little too short.
Palate: Powerful plum fruit and acidity but very dry aftertaste that is a little too short.
Flight 7 (4 notes)
Red
1983 Château Léoville Poyferré
91 points
Restrained aromatics on the nose showing a little sewer and dark fruit.
Smooth and pure dark fruit on the palate with a good balance but only a medium-short aftertaste.
Smooth and pure dark fruit on the palate with a good balance but only a medium-short aftertaste.
Red
1983 Château Talbot
92 points
Nose: Lots of coffee and farts. Full-bodied black currant and plum fruit.
Palate: Sweet plum fruit. Lacks a little tannins but overall a good wine.
Solid acidity still..
Palate: Sweet plum fruit. Lacks a little tannins but overall a good wine.
Solid acidity still..
Red
1983 Château Gruaud Larose
93 points
Super intense nose with black currant and iron but also a little petroleum.
Juicy dark plum palate with an almost young profile. Lovely structure and a medium-long aftertaste.
Also showing some tertiary notes of animal-cage and wet hay.
A lovely wine!
Juicy dark plum palate with an almost young profile. Lovely structure and a medium-long aftertaste.
Also showing some tertiary notes of animal-cage and wet hay.
A lovely wine!
Red
1983 Château Léoville Las Cases
86 points
Strangely acidic nose with a little dark plums and coffee.
Short but still juicy fruit on the palate but seems to lack a bit of everything.
A little too much tannins are ruining the impression.
Short but still juicy fruit on the palate but seems to lack a bit of everything.
A little too much tannins are ruining the impression.
Flight 8 (3 notes)
Red
1983 Château Margaux
93 points
Young black currant fruit nose with a hint of shrub and cigar box. Medium intensity.
Tightly wound sweet black currant fruit on the palate with an impressive balance.
Beautiful and feminine wine.
Tightly wound sweet black currant fruit on the palate with an impressive balance.
Beautiful and feminine wine.
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Red
1983 Château Lascombes
95 points
Young and full-bodied fruit on the nose with a little sewer but it does seem a little bit closed.
Tight and compact black currant fruit on the palate with a hint of pencil shavings and some coffee.
The palate also seems a little bit closed down but otherwise a quite impressive wine.
Tight and compact black currant fruit on the palate with a hint of pencil shavings and some coffee.
The palate also seems a little bit closed down but otherwise a quite impressive wine.
Red
1983 Château Brane-Cantenac
92 points
Nose: Plums, coffee and a lot of chocolate. A hint of sewer.
Palate: Tight structure with a lot of black currant fruit. Toasted oak, chocolate, coffee and a hard acidity.
Impressive but it does seem a bit unresolved and difficult to fully understand.
Palate: Tight structure with a lot of black currant fruit. Toasted oak, chocolate, coffee and a hard acidity.
Impressive but it does seem a bit unresolved and difficult to fully understand.
Flight 9 (2 notes)
Red
1983 Château Mouton Rothschild
93 points
Young and intense nose with plenty of black and red currant fruit.
Fresh and elegant palate, again with the same red and black currant fruit.
The wine does seem a little bit shy and restrained but it is really a nice wine.
Fresh and elegant palate, again with the same red and black currant fruit.
The wine does seem a little bit shy and restrained but it is really a nice wine.
Red
1983 Château Latour Grand Vin
94 points
Expressive young nose yielding dark plums, coffee and chocolate but also a hint of yoghurt.
A lovely and tightly wound plum like fruit on the palate with an amazing intensity. A great structure and a wine that will continue to improve.
It seems dense and heavy but it retains its freshness and lightness even though.
A lovely and tightly wound plum like fruit on the palate with an amazing intensity. A great structure and a wine that will continue to improve.
It seems dense and heavy but it retains its freshness and lightness even though.
Flight 10 (1 note)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1983 Château d'Yquem
95 points
A beautiful expression of Sauternes. Rubber and apricots in abundance.
Great intensity. Very compact and a just a beautiful wine.
Great intensity. Very compact and a just a beautiful wine.
Flight 11 (1 note)
Red - Fortified
1983 Cockburn Porto Vintage
92 points
Not very sweet or dense. Seems to be aged as it should, showing the normal marzipan like vintage flavors.
A fairly mild and elegant style of port but to me the alcohol are dominating a bit to much.
To me, it is not something that I would keep much longer but it should be able to hold up for the next 10-15 years.
A fairly mild and elegant style of port but to me the alcohol are dominating a bit to much.
To me, it is not something that I would keep much longer but it should be able to hold up for the next 10-15 years.
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