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  • Country ranking ?

    253
  • Producer ranking ?

    7
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    Now

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Vintage 1983

Declared by most houses, 1983 was an exceptional vintage, with outstanding, powerful wines, it was unjustly overshadowed by the 1977s before and the 1985s which followed. Muscular wines with a great capacity for ageing they are often compared to the 1966s.

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This was served blind after a lunch of the Royal Household Wine Committee at J&B. (The tradition is that everyone donates at stake of £10 for the Benevolent charity.) A couple of us (luckily) guessed 1983 but no-one got the shipper for the wine is very dark, even taking into account the sediment in my glass. Even darker than most 1983s.  It's a bit dry and firm. (Remember how exceptional the 1977 Smith Woodhouse was.) 'Gets me every time,' said our host Hew Blair testily.

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Douro

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