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Community Tasting Notes 573
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Floyd77 Likes this wine: 95 points
February 19, 2024 - Wine of the vintage?
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ruffsurf Likes this wine: 94 points
February 3, 2024 - Bought as futures. Stored at 55F. Brought to dinner at NY steak restaurant. Waiter nearly lost the cork but managed to screen out wet bits away from the decanter. Moderate sediment at bottom of bottle. Amazing this one still has minimal bricking. Aromatic with muted tobacco notes. Minimal yet sufficient tannins balanced nicely with darkish fruit notes and held up well with fatty steak. This one is still in the perfect drinking zone which, honestly, you could probably still say so in 10 years. BTW, the case cost me $350 back in 1984!
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peternelson Likes this wine: 94 points
January 25, 2024 - A bit darker than the '95 (even though this is a '83); minerals, iron, silky smooth, balanced, meaty, complex, I thought this was very young and youthful! (guessed 2000). Was this really a 1983? My 2nd fav of the night, 4th fav overall.
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Dionysos55 Likes this wine: 98 points
January 22, 2024 - Après une bouteille bouchonnée en 11-2023,voici la réconciliation avec cette quille.La robe reste opaque malgré les 40 ans sonnés...Bouquet phénoménal d'intensité et de complexité où la majesté du cabernet sauvignon règne en maître: cassis,cèdre,menthol,chêne,épices,mine de crayon,toute la panopli est bien présente c'est fabuleux !!!!
La bouche a des airs d'une adolescente de 15 ans certes les tanins sont fondus mais c'est d'une puissance à nulle autre pareille,sans aucune faille et on perçoit une suavité magnifique,une quintessence du cépage majoritaire.Ce vin peut encore tenir plusieurs décennies...Seul bémol:le bouchon fortement imbibé,extrait avec un Durand of course.I l faut absolument le remplacer pour augurer des meilleurs auspices pour les 40 ans à venir.J'allais oublier:longueur impressionnante de plus de 25 secondes....83 a engendré des merveilles dans l'appellation Margaux je me souviens de crus bourgeois étincelants en 2003....Il m'en reste encore.... -
ipp Likes this wine: 98 points
January 17, 2024 - Now is the time. Drinking perfectly. After four decades, still has beautiful color with NO bricking. Big, vibrant nose of mushrooms, underbrush, lavender and hints of dark fruit. Fantastic acidity in perfect harmony and balance with silky tannins. Near perfect.
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By Neal Martin
Margaux Focus 3: Château Margaux (Sep 2023), 9/1/2023 (link)(Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/17/2022 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Hemming, MW
10/14/2020 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2020, Issue #89, Recently-Tasted Bordeaux And Revisiting the 1855 Left Bank Classification(Château Margaux (Margaux)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/27/2019 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux comparison: 1982 v 1983, 7/5/2018 (link)(Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/15/2018 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
6/12/2016 (link)(Château Margaux Margaux Bordeaux, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/1/2014 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
The Cardinal, 9/15/2011(Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
7/31/2011 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Hong Kong Diaries, 10/4/2009(Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/11/2008 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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March 2008, Issue #19 (link)
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By Chris Kissack
November 2006 (link)(Chateau Margaux Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
November 2006 (link)(Château Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
A Decade of 1960s Burgundies at Bouley and the Greatest Wine I Have Ever Had, 5/2/2005(Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103 (link)(Chateau Margaux Margaux) Subscribe to see review text.
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6/28/2002 (link)(Ch Margaux Margaux Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/2/2015 (link) 97 points(Château Margaux) Slightly bricking dark red violet color; aromatic, cedar, tart currant, olive, tobacco nose; tasty, velvety textured, tart red and black currant, tobacco, cedar, ripe plum palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
4/1/2011 (link) 97 points(Château Margaux) Slightly bricking medium dark red violet color; lovely tart cassis, mushroom, rich berry, blackberry, violets nose; tasty, youthful, rich, complex, tart blackberry, black fruit palate, with decades to go, an excellent bottle; long finish (group's and my WOTF)
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By Richard Jennings
10/20/2007 (link) 97 points(Château Margaux) Dark red violet all the way through; cassis, cherry and leather nose; elegant, youthful, cassis and red fruit palate; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
2/19/2006 (link) 99 points(Château Margaux) Ripe berry and coffee nose; elegant, soft mulberry, cassis, coffee, lavender and slightly smoky palate with seamless fruit; long-plus finish (even better 3 hours after opening)
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By Richard Jennings
12/31/2003 (link) 96 points(Château Margaux) Port-like nose; great concentrated port-like, lovely fruit, with elegant berry notes and a sweet finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1983
- Type Red
- Producer Château Margaux
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Margaux
- UPC Codes 011986100000, 041333214016, 071570017521, 400009418071, 607921015368, 649944084181, 714153134733
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 129 (1%)
- In Cellars 5,736 (62%)
- Consumed 3,340 (36%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
beef wellington, lamb, Mushroom, rien de rien just by it selves, root veggies, steak, Strip and Filet mignon., Wagyu beef, white chocolateWho Likes This Wine
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationMargaux
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