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1983 was the first year that the Dillon family (who also own Chateau Haut-Brion) owned Chateau Mission-Haut-Brion and their inaugural vintage was a great success:-
"Tasted at the La Mission/Haut-Brion dinner at the Ledbury.This is easily the best bottle of La Mission '83 that I have encountered and some fellow diners preferred it to the '82.I would not go quite that far,but it is a delectable leafy nose with black brambly fruit,sous-bois,cedar and mint,a scorched earth scent becoming more prominent with further aeration.Very well defined.The palate is medium-bodied and unexpectedly shows far more bravura and dare I say,decadence than I predicted.Blackberry,black olive,cassis and tobacco,rounded and animated towards the leafy,herbaceous finish with a captivating sense of harmony.Will I ever chance upon a bottle as good as this? Superb. Drink: now-2025".
(93 Points).
Neal Martin. (eRobertParker.com).
"Concentrated and polished,this wine shows a deep color and intense aromas and flavors of cherry,mint,plum and lead pencil.Full-bodied and reserved with excellent tannins.Better after 1998".
(93 Points).
James Suckling. (The Wine Spectator. "The Bordeaux 50").
On CellarTracker,within the last 3 years,there have been approximately 15 tasting notes on the 1983 La Mission-Haut-Brion.
It has been getting consistently good ratings of between 92 and 98 Points.
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