1983 Chateau Margaux from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 96 points, Wine Spectator 96 points, James Suckling 96 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 96 points, John Gilman's View from the Cellar 95 points, John Kapon Vintage Tastings 95 points, CellarTracker 94 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.