Community Tasting Notes 13

• Cailles wrote: 80 points

  December 28, 2023 - 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 is dominated by raisiny and soy sauce notes with a hint of herbs, signaling a wine that's definitely past its peak. This theme continues on the palate, making it not particularly enjoyable to drink. Generous 80pts for an intact structural frame. The 1993 (91pts) is clearly the better wine.

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• sirpat00 wrote: 81 points

  November 20, 2023 - Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993 face-off: Slight maggi notes and beef juice, but otherwise still present red cherry fruit and hardly notable aging notes. The palate already reminiscent of vinegar for a large part. A rare instance of the ’83 losing out to the ’93.

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• Sean Tay wrote: 90 points

  March 1, 2023 - Medium nose with note with earth, barnyard, toast, spices. Medium acidity and tannin. Declining, drink now. Drank from magnum.

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• ljl Likes this wine: 98 points

  August 24, 2022 - This wine was perfect. Showed age on appearance. Led and cedar nose. Beautiful fruit on the palate with dominance of cherry. Also cedar and caramel. I decanted the wine but it immediately was ready to drink.

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• Sean Tay wrote: 92 points

  May 11, 2021 - Medium nose with note with green, mint, red fruits, slight spices. Medium acidity and tannin. Declining, drink up.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1983
• Type Red
• Producer Château Calon-Ségur
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation St. Estèphe
• UPC Codes 3013006000568, 802236001000

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 115 (62%)
• Consumed 70 (38%)

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