40 years on: A global 1983 retrospective

Tasted Saturday, November 25, 2023 by G_H with 246 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

Flight 3 (3 Notes)

Flight 4 (3 Notes)

  • 1983 Château Palmer 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    My first really good experience with this legend. Red berries, charming and youthful. Intense yet elegant. Great!

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  • 1983 Château Margaux 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Winter spices, elegant, purple fruit, good but somehow this just didn't really hit the balance and remaind a bit bulky

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  • 1983 Château Cheval Blanc 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Precise, cristal clear red fruit, nice sweetness mixed with some medicine cabinet notes and a hint of Chinese five spices. Beautiful!

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Flight 5 (3 Notes)

  • 1983 Opus One 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    This had a bit of a tough standing, given how well the bordeaux served previously showed.

    A bit muted, slightly vegetal with a bit of fruit left. Perfectly pleasant but nex to the other wines it wasn't fun to drink.

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  • 1983 Dominus Estate 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Not as great as another bottle I had a couple of years ago, but still very good. Intense, expressive nose, slightly lactic with some chocolate notes.

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  • 1983 Penfolds Grange 96 Points

    Australia, South Australia

    Plums, raspberries, spices, nice acidity. Very good but not one of the best examples.

    This needs extensive time in the decanter. I'd recommend 6+ hours.

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Flight 6 (3 Notes)

Flight 7 (3 Notes)

  • 1983 Château d'Yquem Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Sadly very corked

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  • 1983 Château Rieussec 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    After an initial jittery phase, this opened up and had some saffron, orange zest, almond, botrytis. while it had a good length it only had a medium body and lacked the punch you'd want from such a great vintage

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  • 1983 Tokaji Wine Trust Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos 89 Points

    Hungary, Tokaji

    Candied sugar, burnt caramel, figs, chocolate. Good length and sweetness but it was lacking a certain cohesion and felt too heavy and a bit simple.

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