CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
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1983

CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983

Wine 1983 1er Cru Classé  Bordeaux Margaux

This year, the conditions were excellent for flowering. Until the end of the harvest, very nice sunny weather set in, which allowed the grapes to reach an excellent level of maturity.
Today, the 1983 is certainly one of the most classic Margaux of the last forty years. Château Margaux 1983 is a very great wine, powerful, balanced and fresh.

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95-100 / 100 Rated by 11 experts

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98 / 100
Wine Spectator October - 1994
Wine Spectator
Wine of the vintage. Massive, with exuberant aromas of cassis, lead pencil and fruit which follow through on the palate. Full-bodied and incredibly velvety. Long, long finish.
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98 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider April - 2022
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
 Drinking at peak, once again, I am having a hard time picking a favorite between the 82 and the 83. But today, both are great. So here, you find a violet-infused, cherry, plum, tobacco leaf and cigar wrapper core. Full-bodied, rich, supple, fresh and elegant, the earthy, red-toned finish is long, refined and supple.
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98 / 100
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine August - 2018
Adrian van Velsen - vvWine
Bright ruby, no trace of orange tones. Immensely fragrant and deep nose, what a drug, this is not wine, this is perfume. Alongside dark and red cherries also a hint of cassis, violets, a touch of old leather saddle, this is exactly how Bordeaux should smell. On the palate with a soft opening, immensely delicate with medium body, the wine still seems fresh and very crisp, finely spiced, the delicate red fruit is carried by perfectly integrated acidity and largely melted, very finely woven tannins. The precision and elegance is impressive, everything is in its place here, the wine vibrates, shows drinkability and incredible tension. Outstanding and in my eyes now at its peak. Open your wallet, close your eyes and enjoyment is guaranteed.
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98 / 100
Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux June - 2023
Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux
Crushed roses and peony fragrace brings the Margaux typicity even before you begin tasting, and although this is beginning to soften a little from its heyday, it is still an astonishing wine full of grace and joy. Sweet strawberry puree, cured leather, tobacco, grilled cumin, woodsmoke and gentle tannins, leisurely and generous, with lilting acidities.
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97 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate December - 2023
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
One of the wines I opened to celebrate the end of harvest in Burgundy this year was a bottle of the 1983 Château Margaux, and I was blessed with a perfect cork, something that isn't a given with this vintage. Offering up beautiful aromas of sweet cassis, cigar box, petroleum jelly and violets, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and enveloping, with a fleshy core of fruit, melted tannins and a long, aromatic finish. Fully mature today, now is a great time to open bottles.
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96 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
5 / 5
Michael Broadbent November - 2000
Michael Broadbent
96 / 100
Falstaff January - 2010
Falstaff
Strong ruby garnet, delicately ochre-tinged, broad watery rim. Delicately smoky-spicy underlaid dark berry compote, fine dried plum aroma, balsamic spice. Substantial, sweet berry fruit, prominent tannins that appear slightly rough, red berry nuances, reminiscent of redcurrants, lemony, delicately caramel-like on the finish, elegant food companion with further aging potential. Shows everything that the Palmer completely lacked this time, a Bordeaux icon and definitely one, if not the wine of the 1983 vintage.
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95 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin February - 2005
Jean-Marc Quarin
Bordeaux red color. Evolved. On the nose a touch of blackcurrant. Intense. Smoky. Creamy. Very fruity and fresh. Melting, smooth, dense and delicious, this wine tasted alongside the already very good Certan de May de Certan presents a smooth, subtle and deep touch. The wine finishes creamy and flavorsome on the finish. Totally ready and melting. A delight.
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94 / 100
Jeannie Cho Lee April - 2016
Jeannie Cho Lee
 There are the hallmark violets and dried red rose petals but the palate is bit dull rather than lifted and fresh. A muted version of 83 Margaux from a case that is ex-chateau.
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18 / 20
Jancis Robinson December - 2022
Jancis Robinson
 An even deeper mature garnet than the Ch Léoville Las Cases 1983 served alongside and with more flesh and nuance. Really rather glorious, even voluptuous, though clearly subtle rather than a blockbuster.
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Vintage Wine  1983
Classification Médoc - 1er Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Margaux
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Margaux
Château Margaux
Château Margaux

Château Margaux is one of the greatest wine estates in Bordeaux. In AOC, Margaux is listed among the First Growth wines in the official 1855 Médoc classification.

If it is a privilege to bear the name of its Margaux appellation, there is no doubt that Château Margaux does great honor to it.

For several centuries, this Premier Cru Classé has expressed to the highest degree the exceptional qualities of terroirs patiently gathered by several generations of owners. Maintained and harvested exclusively by hand with extreme care, the 78 hectares of vines (75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) draw their richness very deeply from a particularly dense and thick clay-gravel soil.

Fermentation in oak vats, after which the wine is strictly selected, is followed by 18 to 24 months of aging in new oak barrels. A masterpiece among Bordeaux wines, considered by some to be the best, Château Margaux reveals finesse and opulence, depth and complexity in tasting, and develops a bouquet of rare elegance with notes of rose, violet, and black fruits, underpinned by tight tannins that require patient aging before reaching their full potential. The château also produces a second wine, Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux, and a dry white wine, Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux (100% Sauvignon Blanc).

The greatest vintages of Château Margaux are: 1900, 1928, 1953, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990

>> Read our article "Bordeaux Classified Growths, official 1855 classification"

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