1983 vintage: a question of provenance
BORDEAUX 1983 vintage was a good vintage. Its disadvantage was that it immediately succeeded the historic 1982 vintage and as a result did not get the attention and accord it deserved. At 34 years' age today, the interesting question is: "How well is it holding?" To answer this was the agreeable reason for our small gathering of oenophiles to sample last week a few of the top wines of the vintage - Mouton Rothschild, Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Cheval Blanc and Lafleur.
Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1983
Medium-dark brownish red, with a lovely fu…
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