1983 Château La Fleur-Pétrus

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  12/28/2023 - Cailles wrote: 87 Points

  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 dark, sweet, and luxurious, marked by toasty notes with an underpinning of dark fruits, and a touch of herbs adding a bit of lift. However, the palate leans heavily towards herbs and minerality, lacking sufficient fruit to balance it out. It has good freshness, but is marred by drying tannins. Overall, it's still acceptable, but seems to be on a downward trajectory. 87pts (vs the 86pts for the 1993).

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  11/20/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 90 Points

  Bordeaux 1983 vs 1993 face-off: Extracted and on balance somewhat riper fruit, adding plenty of coffee beans but also leather and tobacco as well as after a while a minty element. Fresh and almost vibrant palate, but leaving you with drying tannin and a sensation of imbalance.

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  4/17/2014 - Lype Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Still very youthful, light red berries, tasty jammy Merlot features, will get better.

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