1983 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut

Community Tasting Notes (39) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  3/16/2024 - geoffreychambertin wrote:

  A bit madeirized, still nice, but maybe not the best storage before I bought this.

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  12/31/2023 - Cailles wrote: 93 Points

  20 Top Wines of the 1983 Vintage: Champagne Showdown: All three bottles showed better than expected. Dom Perignon wins with 97pts - a symphony of stature, purity, and layered complexity. Its vibrant mix of fresh citrus and fruit elegantly intertwines with mature notes of burnt sugar and honey, all supported by a vivid acid line and a mineral backbone adding extra dimension. This DP is poised for further evolution over the next decade. Comtes de Champagne, at 95pts, impresses with its signature blend of brioche and butter, harmonizing with both fresh and baked fruit nuances, despite a bouquet tinged with cardboard hints. Cristal, scoring 93pts, initially reveals its age through oxidation, yet remarkably rejuvenates with air, gaining freshness, depth, and a captivating saline spine.
  
  Decanting: This needed quite a bit of air, extensive slow-ox is advised (2h?).

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  11/25/2023 - G_H wrote: 88 Points

  40 years on: A global 1983 retrospective: Red apple, some oxidative notes, some apple acidity, still good but much more evolved than the other wines next to it.

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  11/25/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 91 Points

  1983 vintage horizontal with >20 wines, mostly from Bordeaux. Key observations: 1/ Acceptable vintage for Champagne with DP over-delivering, 2/ Laville Haut Brion is a masterpiece among the whites, 3/ Bordeaux is going strong at 40 years of age with stand-outs Latour and Margaux. 4/ No need to chase any Napa’s from the vintage, 5/ off-piste Italians kept up impressively with Soldera an undisputed medalist.
  
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  Cork broke while opening, hence probably not an ideal bottle. Baked pear and apple fruit with fresher herbal accents. Also slightly rubbery notes, adding floral top notes. Did appear marginally oxidized here and there, but after some time in the glass returning with pure burned sugar and Cognac flavors. While there were hardly any bubble left, the acidity was still nicely fresh. Not a representative bottle probably.

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  8/19/2023 - glou.sf Likes this wine: 96 Points

  A celebration of 1983: From magnum. This was spectacular. Surprisingly fresh on the nose with toast, lemon, brioche, yeast, grapefruit, and a bit of honey. Perfectly balanced with nice acidity and lovely mousse on the palate. Long finish.

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