1983 Château Cheval Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (209) Avg Score: 94.4 points

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  4/12/2024 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Base neck fill. Minimal air time. A tricky year for many producers in Bordeaux on both banks, but Cheval Blanc is clearly one of the winners of the vintage. Ripe blue and red fruits beautifully layered. Touches of green veggies and sweet Oak. An enveloping mouthfeel that was approaching a velvety caress. 30 second finish. Can't believe I haven't had this wine since 2010, but it has clearly held up beyond beautifully. An extra point for its ageworthiness.

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  4/11/2024 - hprphf wrote: 95 Points

  Ultra smooth and graceful, not too strong but right bank elegance at its best. 94-95

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  2/2/2024 - Jhalpern27 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  I bought this to celebrate my wife’s 40th birthday. I brought to Smyth in Chicago to serve during dinner. Wow, is all I can say. This was on point tonite and we could not tell this was a 40 year old wine, so youthful and so Bordeaux. Such an amazing nose and was so smooth on the palate. Was decanted approx 1hr before served.

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  1/5/2024 - BradE wrote:

  Sadly a bad bottle, from a case that's been solid.

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  12/31/2023 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points

  20 Top Wines of the 1983 Vintage: Six Bordeaux titans. Each bottle exceeded our expectations, showcasing classic Bordeaux structures, bursting with freshness, tension, and an invigorating verve. The perfect harmony of tertiary aromas and a robust fruit core was mesmerizing. 1983 has produced some great wines drinking in their prime today. For me, the Latour, scoring a stellar 97 points, was the standout star. Yet, by a narrow margin, the group’s heart went to the Cheval Blanc.
  
  TN: In a flight with the Margaux 1983 (96pts) and Palmer 1983 (95pts), this Cheval was the most seductive and ripe wine with intense, ripe dark and dark red fruit, fine chocolate notes, crushed rocks, herbs and earthy tones as well as intriguing tobacco aromas. The precision is good but could have been even better. The structural frame is impeccable with molten tannins, good tension and freshness and an airy texture. A winner! 95/96pts.
  
  Decanting: Quick double decant to remove the sediment 5-6 hours prior to consumption, which seemed perfect for the wine.

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