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The 1983 vintage was outstanding for the Margaux appellation,especially for the top chateaux - Margaux,Palmer and Rausan-Segla.These wines continue to perform at the top level and still have enough fruit and tannin to maintain their quality level and longevity.Because of the rare and unique perfumes and aromatics produced by these great Margaux wines,they continue to command very high retail prices.
"Fully mature, this has always been one of the best wines of the vintage. The stunning aromatics soar out of the glass, offering up notes of acacia flower intermixed with black currants, smoke, tobacco, and incense. A luscious texture in a beautifully concentrated but very pure, medium to full-bodied style displays layers of flavor as well as a seamlessness that is endearing if not compelling. The wine is a beauty and is the first vintage to signal the return of Rausan-Segla to the ranks of a quality Bordeaux chateau".
(91 Points).
Robert Parker. (The Wine Advocate. January 2003).
"With a beautiful perfume,filled with floral,tobacco,crème de cassis,blackberry,plum,spice and earth, this full bodied, youthful, powerful wine is a structured, firm, yet refined example of Margaux".
(91 Points).
The Wine Cellar Insider. (9/5/2012).
The 1983 Rausan-Segla has achieved consistently high points ratings,as the last 15 tasting notes on Cellartracker have awarded it between 90 and 95 Points.A more recent tasting note on this wine:-
"Fill level is low-neck. When popped and poured,the high acidity is very prominent, overpowering over the fruit and tertiary flavours (cooked plum, leather, cedar, woody, mold, barnyard). Tannins aren't totally mature.
After 3-4 hours of aeration, layers of cassis, blackberry, red fruits (cranberries?) , cigar, cedar, leather flavours become more expressive. After another 1 or 2 hours, floral (but not perfumey) flavours development nicely. The finish is long, with slightly sweet and savoury undertones.
It's more than alive. It's rather good, and is peaking (or a few years away from peak)".
(94 Points).
Cellartracker. (19/11/2017).
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