1983 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - Vinous 99 points, The Wine Independent 99 points, The Wine Advocate 98 points, Wine Spectator 98 points, James Suckling 98 points, Decanter 98 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 98 points, Winedoctor 98 points, Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch 98 points, Richard Jennings 97 points. This is the tasting note for 1983 Chateau Margaux from Robert Parker - As I have noted consistently, this can be a breathtaking wine, but having tasted it close to a dozen times since the last edition of this book, over half the bottles were marred by tainted corks. In fact, one would almost wonder if there was TCA problem in part of the wine storage area. The percentage of corked half-bottles is even higher than in the regular format. However, when clean this 1983, which has seemingly reached full maturity far faster than I would have guessed a mere four years ago, has a dense, murky plum/purple color and a gorgeous nose of smoked herbs, damp earth, mushrooms, and sweet creme de cassis intermixed with vanilla and violets The wine is medium to full-bodied, deep, rich, and powerful, with sweet tannins and loads of fruit concentration.