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1983 Château Margaux
| Vineyard: | Château Margaux |
| Price: | $449.99 |
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| Style: | Red Wine |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
"The 1983 Margaux is a breathtaking wine. The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes achieved perfect maturity in 1983, and the result is an astonishingly rich, concentrated, atypically powerful and tannic Margaux. The color is dark ruby, the aromas exude ripe cassis fruit, violets, and vanillin oakiness, and the flavors are extremely deep and long on the palate with a clean, incredibly long finish... Anticipated maturity: 2000-2030." 96/100 pts. (Robert Parker)
Expert Reviews
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International Wine CellarRating: 95/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 103, July/August 2002. ($275-$394) Deep ruby-red. Exotic aromas of cassis, meat and smoke, plus a whiff of funky wood. Then remarkably sweet, lush and suave, with a flavor of raw berries. Pure Margaux silkiness allied to firm structure. Finishes very long, with rich, sweet tannins. Remarkable wine, particularly considering that the bottle was not perfect. Pristine bottles of this wine are just now embarking on their period of peak drinkability, which should last another 20 years or more.
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Vintage ChartRating for France-Bordeaux-Margaux: 95 (good year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: drink now<br/>