Scoring 19 points on the Dionysian Scale of a possible 20, the 1983 Chateau Mouton Rothschild has 11.5% alcohol and could still be aged for another decade. It cost $60 back then, while the newer 2009 and 2010 will cost over $500 a bottle. Absurd!
This wine, first ranked as the top of the Second Growths in the 1855 Bordeaux -Classification, is the only estate to ever be elevated to First Growth ranking back in 1974. I was filled with cassis aromas, cedar and rich tobacco. It had softened and felt like silk across your tongue.
As rich and smooth as any red wine I’ve ever drunk. Classier than the famous 1982 vintage which was over-extracted and too jammy.
Served with a basic cheeseburger, the wine was the featured item for a simple Monday night meal at home. Its aftertaste lingered. Surprisingly, it had very little sediment when decanted. It’s starting to get a brick edge at 32 years old, but still holding it ruby color.
A bread-less cheeseburger with Jersey tomato, string beans and a dark salad permitted the Bordeaux to be the point of interest as well it should be.
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