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Search Flickinger Wine Inventory
Inventory updated: Fri, Jan 30, 2026 04:02 PM cst
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Regions: Bordeaux Red
Vintages: Between 1983 and 1983
| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
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| Ch. L' Arrosee |
1983 |
St. Emilion  |
$119 |
2 |
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| WA 88 (1/1998): This fully mature wine exhibits a certain rusticity to its aggressive tannin, a characteristic I do not believe will ever fully dissipate. Dark garnet-colored with amber at the edge, the wine offers forceful aromatics consisting of damp earth (or is it a hint of black truffles?). It is medium-bodied, with excellent fruit, but coarse tannin in the finish keeps this wine from receiving an Outstanding rating. It should continue to drink well for another 7-8 years. |
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1983 |
St. Emilion Wine-Stained Label |
$119 |
2 |
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| WA 88 (1/1998): This fully mature wine exhibits a certain rusticity to its aggressive tannin, a characteristic I do not believe will ever fully dissipate. Dark garnet-colored with amber at the edge, the wine offers forceful aromatics consisting of damp earth (or is it a hint of black truffles?). It is medium-bodied, with excellent fruit, but coarse tannin in the finish keeps this wine from receiving an Outstanding rating. It should continue to drink well for another 7-8 years. |
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1983 |
St. Emilion Bin-Soiled Label |
$119 |
7 |
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| WA 88 (1/1998): This fully mature wine exhibits a certain rusticity to its aggressive tannin, a characteristic I do not believe will ever fully dissipate. Dark garnet-colored with amber at the edge, the wine offers forceful aromatics consisting of damp earth (or is it a hint of black truffles?). It is medium-bodied, with excellent fruit, but coarse tannin in the finish keeps this wine from receiving an Outstanding rating. It should continue to drink well for another 7-8 years. |
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| Ch. Canon |
1983 |
St. Emilion Base Neck Fill; Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$169 |
3 |
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| WA 88 (12/1997): The 1983 Canon has reached full maturity. The wine's dark garnet/ruby color reveals some rust/amber at the edge. The nose is forthcoming, with scents of leather, earth, spice, sweet plums and fruitcake. In the mouth, the wine possesses good richness, heady, alcoholic clout, low acidity, and rustic tannin in the finish. This wine has matured quickly, but should hold (if stored in a cool cellar) for another 10-12 years. |
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1983 |
St. Emilion Base Neck Fill; Torn Capsule; Bin-Soiled Label |
$169 |
1 |
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| WA 88 (12/1997): The 1983 Canon has reached full maturity. The wine's dark garnet/ruby color reveals some rust/amber at the edge. The nose is forthcoming, with scents of leather, earth, spice, sweet plums and fruitcake. In the mouth, the wine possesses good richness, heady, alcoholic clout, low acidity, and rustic tannin in the finish. This wine has matured quickly, but should hold (if stored in a cool cellar) for another 10-12 years. |
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| Ch. Gruaud Larose |
1983 |
St. Julien Base Neck Fill; Scuffed Label |
$159 |
3 |
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| WA 90 (9/1997): This dark garnet-colored, unctuous, rather viscous, deep wine has reached full maturity. The 1983 Gruaud-Larose exhibits a provocative nose of roasted herbs, animal fat, jammy blackberries, licorice, and cedar. It is a big, fat, juicy, and succulent wine, with sweet tannin in the finish. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. |
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1983 |
St. Julien Torn Label; Base Neck Fill |
$159 |
2 |
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| WA 90 (9/1997): This dark garnet-colored, unctuous, rather viscous, deep wine has reached full maturity. The 1983 Gruaud-Larose exhibits a provocative nose of roasted herbs, animal fat, jammy blackberries, licorice, and cedar. It is a big, fat, juicy, and succulent wine, with sweet tannin in the finish. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. |
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1983 |
St. Julien Base Neck Fill |
$159 |
6 |
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| WA 90 (9/1997): This dark garnet-colored, unctuous, rather viscous, deep wine has reached full maturity. The 1983 Gruaud-Larose exhibits a provocative nose of roasted herbs, animal fat, jammy blackberries, licorice, and cedar. It is a big, fat, juicy, and succulent wine, with sweet tannin in the finish. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. |
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| Ch. Lynch Bages |
1983 |
Pauillac Top Shoulder, Corroded Capsule |
$175 |
1 |
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WS 90 (10/1994): Impressive finesse for the vintage, with beautiful, fresh tobacco, cedar and coffee aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and very silky with a fine, long finish. Drinkable now.
WA 88 (3/1989): A success for this very good, yet surprisingly inconsistent vintage, the Lynch-Bages 1983 is a full-blown, big, ripe, gutsy Pauillac, with an intense bouquet of ground beef and black currant fruit, and deep, rich, briery flavors. Quite full bodied, alcoholic, and long, this substantial wine has a heady, alcoholic finish with the tannins quickly melting away. Anticipated maturity: Now-2002. |
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1983 |
Pauillac Very Top Shoulder |
$175 |
1 |
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WS 90 (10/1994): Impressive finesse for the vintage, with beautiful, fresh tobacco, cedar and coffee aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and very silky with a fine, long finish. Drinkable now.
WA 88 (3/1989): A success for this very good, yet surprisingly inconsistent vintage, the Lynch-Bages 1983 is a full-blown, big, ripe, gutsy Pauillac, with an intense bouquet of ground beef and black currant fruit, and deep, rich, briery flavors. Quite full bodied, alcoholic, and long, this substantial wine has a heady, alcoholic finish with the tannins quickly melting away. Anticipated maturity: Now-2002. |
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| Ch. Mouton-Rothschild |
1983 |
Pauillac Heavily Corroded Capsule; Lightly Bin-Soiled Label; Base Neck Fill |
$475 |
1 |
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WS 94 (10/1994): Super-refined 1983 Bordeaux with an excellent deep ruby color and intense cigar-box, plum and berry aromas and flavors; there's even a hint of mint. It's full-bodied but very reserved in style with fine tannins and a seductively long finish. Better after 1997.--The Bordeaux 50.
VM 92 (8/2011): (75% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 8% cabernet franc and 2% petit verdot; ph 3.61; IPT 53; 12.1% alcohol; 90% new oak): Deep, saturated ruby-red with a hint of garnet at the rim. Floral nose offers aromas of red cherry, orange rind, cedar and aromatic herbs. Big, dense and concentrated, with ripe red cherry and plum flavors complemented by underbrush, sweet pipe tobacco and mint. Finishes long, sweet and saline, with a very classic, refined mouth feel. A very underrated vintage for Mouton, the 1983 has had to live under the shadow of the much more famous 1982. My latest sample was devoid of the green notes that some previous bottles of the '83 have shown. 9
WA 90 (10/1990): The classic Mouton lead-pencil, cedary nose has begun to emerge. This medium dark ruby, elegant, medium-bodied wine will never be a great or legendary Mouton. The flavors are ripe and moderately rich. With good depth and some firm tannins to resolve, this offering from Mouton is bigger and richer than the 1981, 1979, or 1978. Austere by the standards of Mouton and the vintage, the 1983 resembles the chateau's fine 1966. Anticipated maturity: Now-2015. |
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| Ch. Rauzan-Segla |
1983 |
Margaux Base Neck Fill; Very Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$179 |
1 |
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| WA 90 (1/1998): Fully mature, this seductively rich wine offers a knock-out nose of spring flowers, black fruits, smoke, and roasted herbs. Expansive and round with a velvety texture, real opulence, and low acidity, this concentrated, deliciously layered and intense wine reveals no hard edges. It represents the beginning of Rauzan-Segla's rebound in quality. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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1983 |
Margaux Very Top-Shoulder Fill; Nicked Label |
$179 |
1 |
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| WA 90 (1/1998): Fully mature, this seductively rich wine offers a knock-out nose of spring flowers, black fruits, smoke, and roasted herbs. Expansive and round with a velvety texture, real opulence, and low acidity, this concentrated, deliciously layered and intense wine reveals no hard edges. It represents the beginning of Rauzan-Segla's rebound in quality. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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1983 |
Margaux Very Top-Shoulder Fill; Bin-Soiled Label |
$179 |
1 |
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| WA 90 (1/1998): Fully mature, this seductively rich wine offers a knock-out nose of spring flowers, black fruits, smoke, and roasted herbs. Expansive and round with a velvety texture, real opulence, and low acidity, this concentrated, deliciously layered and intense wine reveals no hard edges. It represents the beginning of Rauzan-Segla's rebound in quality. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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1983 |
Margaux Base Neck Fill; Bin-Soiled Label |
$179 |
1 |
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| WA 90 (1/1998): Fully mature, this seductively rich wine offers a knock-out nose of spring flowers, black fruits, smoke, and roasted herbs. Expansive and round with a velvety texture, real opulence, and low acidity, this concentrated, deliciously layered and intense wine reveals no hard edges. It represents the beginning of Rauzan-Segla's rebound in quality. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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1983 |
Margaux Base Neck Fill; Signs of Old Seepage |
$179 |
1 |
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| WA 90 (1/1998): Fully mature, this seductively rich wine offers a knock-out nose of spring flowers, black fruits, smoke, and roasted herbs. Expansive and round with a velvety texture, real opulence, and low acidity, this concentrated, deliciously layered and intense wine reveals no hard edges. It represents the beginning of Rauzan-Segla's rebound in quality. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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| Ch. Talbot |
1983 |
St. Julien Very Top-Shoulder Fill; Very Lightly Scuffed Label; Slightly Depressed Cork |
$119 |
1 |
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| WA 91 (3/1989): Full bodied, with a deep, almost opaque ruby/purple color, a forward, cassis-scented aroma, and rich, lush flavors, the 1983 Talbot is a large-scaled wine that is drinking surprisingly well. It is one of the great successes of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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1983 |
St. Julien Base Neck Fill; Very Lightly Scuffed Label; Depressed Cork |
$119 |
1 |
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| WA 91 (3/1989): Full bodied, with a deep, almost opaque ruby/purple color, a forward, cassis-scented aroma, and rich, lush flavors, the 1983 Talbot is a large-scaled wine that is drinking surprisingly well. It is one of the great successes of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. |
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| Vieux Chateau Certan |
1983 |
Pomerol Base Neck Fill; Tattered Label; Bin-Soiled Label |
$215 |
3 |
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VM 87 (7/2024): Alexandre Thienpont has always upheld that the 1983 Vieux Château Certan is superior to the 1982. This has more freshness and delineation on the nose, dark berry fruit, dried rose petals and a touch of sous-bois. It is not the most complex bouquet, but it is as good as, say, Petrus, though not the standout Lafleur! The palate is medium-bodied with rigid tannins. Compact and saline, though again, I find the finish a bit dour and seems to dry out in the glass. Large formats could be interesting, but overall, despite the attractive aromatics, I cannot concur with Alexandre based on this showing. Tasted at the VCC vertical in Etikhove. (Drink between 2024-2030). Neal Martin.
WA 86 (12/2002): Beginning to break apart, this very herbal, even minty Vieux Chateau Certan shows a dark plum color, hints of prunes, raisins, and old saddle leather intermixed with a hint of mushroom. The wine seems to be in total freefall, but there is still some merit to it. Anticipated maturity: Drink up. |
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