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Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Right Bank > St Emilion |
Colour | Red |
Type | Still |
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Oregon Grill: May 2010. It is time to say good-bye to the fully mature, beautifully expressive 1983 Cheval Blanc. An orange/rust color at the rim suggests fully maturity, which was confirmed by the extraordinarily intense aromatics of forest floor, mint, sweet raspberries, plums, and soy. Soft, round, medium to full-bodied, and just beginning to fade slightly in the finish, this wine offers a gorgeous, fully mature drinking experience, but it is time to consume it.
A glorious wine, and one of the candidates for the wine of the vintage, Cheval Blanc's 1983 shows far more evolved color than its older sibling, the 1982. With explosive aromatic notes of sweet jammy plum, black currant, smoke, coffee, and Asian spice, opulent, medium to full-bodied, and lush, this is gorgeous, very sexy, seductive style of Cheval Blanc that has been consistently delicious from the time it was bottled. It shows no signs of decline despite some increasing amber in the color. The tannins are still sweet, the fruit very present, and the wine totally intact. Anticipated maturity: now-2010. Last tasted, 1/03.