1983 Château Pape Clément

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  12/28/2023 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  12x Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993: All wines tasted single blind. Not decanted. As anticipated, the 1983 vintage prevailed in our comparative tasting, scoring 8 to 2 wins against the 1993 vintage, with two ties. The structured, classic ’83s exhibited greater depth and harmony compared to the ‘93s, which tended to be simpler, sometimes slightly green and dry, or at their best, fresh and light. However, in both vintages, aside from a few notable labels, many wines were evidently beyond their peak. The standout was, unsurprisingly, the Margaux (94pts). Tasting the some of the same ’83s a second time a few days later with decanting showed a marked improvement, highlighting the need of aeration.
  
  TN: The nose offers a rich mix of dark fruits with notes of burnt sugar, minerality, and subtle herbs, quite alluring and deserving of 94+pts. On the palate, it presents fine and fresh, with smooth tannins and commendable tension, balanced by high freshness. Flavors of fine red berries, herbs, and minerality come through, gently unfolding to a hint of honey. Though not as profound as the bouquet, it holds its own. The nose is the highlight, leading to an overall rating of 92pts. Easy win against the 1993 (88pts).

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  11/20/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 92 Points

  Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993 face-off: Aging notes of sous-bois, fine tobacco, cedar wood along with bramble berry and blueberry fruit as well as mineral notes of iron. Still rather mouthcoating tannin and felt like a wobbly balance, but otherwise softly textured and overall in better shape than 1993.

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  1/21/2016 - Paul D wrote:

  Graves and Sauternes Dinner (RSJ, Southwark, London): Deep ruby core, youthful appearance. Horrible, slightly rotting seaweed notes dominate, yuk (strangely, some glasses were less marked by this). NR

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  1/21/2016 - SimonG wrote: 91 Points

  Graves @ RSJ (RSJ, London): Fuller garnet with a good splash of ruby. Similar nose to the 79, just a bit fuller and denser, surprisingly rich. Nicely rounded, good acidity, smoky, tobacco-scented fruit. Mellow. ****

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  7/26/2014 - dbkitc wrote: 92 Points

  (at George V - Lyon) Perfectly mature Pessac. Elegant and dusty with good length. The wood and fruit have integrated leaving a seamless, satisfying bottle. (92)

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