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Sometimes I don’t get the cork out perfectly in one piece, but the wine smells close to perfection.
1983 is one of those wonderful anomalies from Bordeaux. It’s not a well regarded vintage but for Chateau Margaux and Chateau Palmer it was one of the greats.
Inspired by Tony’s Richard Lange picture today some pleasant background reading with some fine wine for later tonight.
Ok a few days off wine after today and then I’ll drink something more reasonable.
Sometimes I don’t get the cork out perfectly in one piece, but the wine smells close to perfection.
1983 is one of those wonderful anomalies from Bordeaux. It’s not a well regarded vintage but for Chateau Margaux and Chateau Palmer it was one of the greats. Inspired by Tony’s Richard Lange picture today some pleasant background reading with some fine wi...
On the way to going broke and learning about wines...
I was told that the year following a great vintage year and '82 was right up there with '45, thus '83s, especially in a First Growth Bordeaux are really good buys - Enjoy BTW: Whoever hasn't broken a cork hasn't opened enough bottles ;-)
It's nice to find value, if you can call it that, in less famous vintages.
True we all break the odd cork I would love to own each of the five first growths and Petrus from 1945. I guess Mouton was a 2nd at the time, but has the famous victory label. Hmm, I shouldn't consider this too much or I'll never afford another watch. Bes...
I only have the book, not the wine...
Seems like we're equal in the library, but not the wine library!
A real treat....
.....have had both the 82 and 83 Chateau Margaux and Chateau Palmer, and it's a toss up which vintage was better with the Chateau Margaux--- enjoyed both very much,perhaps the 83 the case of Chateau Palmer,the 83 was an easy winner,that chateau knows how...
I actually preferred the 83. Now Mouton a totally different story.
That’s one of the many things I love about Bordeaux. There are the icons: 1945, 1959, 1961, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2005, 2009 and 2010 (15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 all look good… climate change or wine making or combo?), but between the icons there are equivalent an...
Thank you for the education
I’ll be sure to try an ‘83 Palmer and Margaux! Best Gatsby
You will love it my friend. If the 83 Margaux was scored today by Parker it would be 99 I think.
I find when the American critics and the British critics both love a particular Bordeaux it usually is a classic. This was the case here. Enjoy!
