20 Top Wines of the 1983 Vintage: To conclude the tasting, we had three sweet wines. By then, I had reached my limit with wine and didn’t take detailed notes. Unfortunately, the Yquem (NR), which could have been a highlight of this vintage, suffered from cork taint. The other two, the Rieussec (91pts) with a slight wet cardboard note affecting an otherwise enjoyable experience, and the Tokaji Wine Trust Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos (88pts), which I found too cloying for my liking, were solid but not extraordinary, especially so late in the tasting.
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40 years on: A global 1983 retrospective: 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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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.
Tasting note: Densely packed with candid fig and fresh fig, coffee and toast notes. The coffee aromas carry over into a nice aftertaste on the palate. Otherwise felt weakly structured.
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This is madness. 39 years old and so fresh. Apple sirup (Dutch appelstroop), rubber tires, burned nuts and bruised apples. Strong acidity but well balanced with the sweetness. Great length.
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12/31/2023 - Cailles wrote: 88 Points
20 Top Wines of the 1983 Vintage: To conclude the tasting, we had three sweet wines. By then, I had reached my limit with wine and didn’t take detailed notes. Unfortunately, the Yquem (NR), which could have been a highlight of this vintage, suffered from cork taint. The other two, the Rieussec (91pts) with a slight wet cardboard note affecting an otherwise enjoyable experience, and the Tokaji Wine Trust Tokaji Aszu 6 Puttonyos (88pts), which I found too cloying for my liking, were solid but not extraordinary, especially so late in the tasting.
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11/25/2023 - G_H wrote: 89 Points
40 years on: A global 1983 retrospective: 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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11/25/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 89 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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Densely packed with candid fig and fresh fig, coffee and toast notes. The coffee aromas carry over into a nice aftertaste on the palate. Otherwise felt weakly structured.
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1/8/2023 - TomJa Likes this wine: 94 Points
This is madness. 39 years old and so fresh. Apple sirup (Dutch appelstroop), rubber tires, burned nuts and bruised apples. Strong acidity but well balanced with the sweetness. Great length.
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11/20/2022 - shafer1994 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Old wine. Amber brownish color. Sweet nose. Caramel, pineapple, honey and notes of caramelized apple. Medium finish. At the end of drinking window.
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