A deepish red and a full herbaceous nose. Initially rather skinny fruit and a bit astringent. With time it did soften but rather typical of many 1983 as a bit hard and charmless overall.
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ABV: 11.5%. The nose exhibits a core of red cherries surround by faint notes of herbes de Provence. The acidity has kept everything intact over these past four decades as this wine displays a silky smooth texture that beautifully balances the fruit and herbs. The lengthy finish leaves a maraschino cherry-like quality on the palate that makes you salivate. This is a great example of a well-aged Bordeaux and it's ready now (if you still have a bottle in your cellar), but you may want to give it a quick decant to wake it up. Note: Paired very well with dim sum, especially Chinese BBQ pork.
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5/20/2023 - Loathesome wrote: 87 Points
A deepish red and a full herbaceous nose. Initially rather skinny fruit and a bit astringent. With time it did soften but rather typical of many 1983 as a bit hard and charmless overall.
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2/28/2023 - ChairmanKao Likes this wine: 95 Points
ABV: 11.5%. The nose exhibits a core of red cherries surround by faint notes of herbes de Provence. The acidity has kept everything intact over these past four decades as this wine displays a silky smooth texture that beautifully balances the fruit and herbs. The lengthy finish leaves a maraschino cherry-like quality on the palate that makes you salivate. This is a great example of a well-aged Bordeaux and it's ready now (if you still have a bottle in your cellar), but you may want to give it a quick decant to wake it up. Note: Paired very well with dim sum, especially Chinese BBQ pork.
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6/14/2014 - meqoubal36 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Idem.
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5/5/2014 - meqoubal36 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Egal à lui-même : excellent.
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4/22/2014 - meqoubal36 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Quelle beauté !
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