Mouton 1983 poor labels Very damaged labels, neck fills
This first growth from Pauillac is famed for its cedar and cigar-box aromas as well as its wine labels. Saul Steinberg was the artist for 1983 and as with tradition for payment received a case of wine from the current vintage and one from the year of the artists’ birth. We recently tasted the Mouton as part of a horizontal of 1983 Bordeaux, including the much more expensive and highly lauded Margaux, Palmer, and Cheval Blanc, yet we thought this was the best wine of the tasting.
Neal Martin: “First tasted June 2002. Dense cedary nose with lots of plum, cassis and cigar box aromas. Beautiful balance on palate. Good acidity with notes of cedar and blackcurrant. Quite a straight-forward wine but there is so much elegance and finesse. Definitely a top quality Mouton and superior to the 1981. Possibly my preferred Mouton to consume now. Then in December 2004. An intense cigar-box, blackberry, pencil-lead nose. Superb definition and vigor but quite backward for the vintage. The palate has excellent concentration, fresh with nose of tobacco, black earthy fruit, cedar and an animally touch. Very focused with superb length. Definitely superior to Latour 1983. There is something that reminds me of a Saint Julien on the finish. A great Mouton."94-96 points
Copyright Wine Advocate
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon dominant
750ml Vintage: 1983
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