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Climens 1983 Case (750MLx12)
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18.5 JR / 95 WS / 94 VM / 92 WA
Wonderfully inviting nose – pure, delicately and lighty spiced dried apricots with a very slight note of linseed oil and honey on toast. Youthful blend of bittersweet orange flavours and bright acidity, giving a mouthwateringly fresh finish and great length.-Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson
Beautifully crafted, plump, very long and complex. Medium gold, lush and silky, with lemon, fig, apricot, pear, and a particularly elegant balance of acidity, fruit and wood. Power and finesse in the same package.-Wine Spectator
The 1983 Climens has a lucid golden colour. The bouquet is initially backward and finally offers attractive scents of freshly sliced mango, quince and lanolin. Very complex. The palate is powerful and concentrated with effervescent fruit: Seville orange, apricot and mango with a nice bitter edge on the finish. Great length with hints of marmalade lingering on the aftertaste. This is a beautiful Climens. Tasted at Château Climens-Neal Martin, Vinous Media
The 1983 has consistently improved since bottling and is a far greater wine than I ever imagined after tasting it from cask. It exhibits the classic honeyed pineapple and spicy oakiness that makes Climens so profound. In the mouth, this wine is opulent, extremely rich, with gobs of glycerin, yet enough acidity to give it plenty of definition and crispness. It is a beautifully made, even stunning Barsac that is eclipsed by the great 1986 and 1988. Anticipated maturity: Now-2009. Last tasted, 11/90.-Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate
