1983 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon

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  3/29/2024 - aquacongas wrote: 97 Points

  Not blind
  For the champagne of the vintage. Still fresh and fine bubbles. Toastes toast with butter. At his peak. 96-97

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  12/31/2023 - Cailles wrote: 97 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: Good from the go. No extensive decanting needed but a bit of air improved the experience.

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  11/25/2023 - G_H wrote: 97 Points

  40 years on: A global 1983 retrospective: Great intense nose with yeast and creme brulee. No oxidation, great structure, good length, very fresh

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  11/25/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 95 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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  An evolved yet magistral nose of burned sugar, baked pear fruit and a fine layer of nutty notes. The palate still vibrant fine fresh acidity, amazing perlage and a slightly creamy texture, adding more varied burned sugar aromatics. This develops amazingly with aeration, too, and was an easy winner for me in the flight (vs Cristal ’83, Comtes de Champagne ’83).

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  11/25/2023 - Anca Bernet Likes this wine:

  97
  Gebrannter zucker, schön im abgang

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