WFSO Calendar

October 11th 2015
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Atwood Residence

Host: Harry Kamin
Location: Chairman Jim and Dana Atwood's Residence, 6760 SW Amber Lane, Portland, OR 97225
(E side of SW Oleson Rd, 1/4 mi. S of Beaverton-Hillsdale)
 
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$100 Members, $120 Non-Members
Limit 14

1983 Bordeaux wines are now fully mature and at their best. They offer wonderful, expressive, sensuous drinking. The growing season started with perfect flowering in June, following a wet, cool spring. This was followed by extreme heat and drought in July. In fact, it is one of the hottest July’s ever recorded in Bordeaux (until this year).  August was also hot with some rain.  September was warm and dry and so was October.  The harvest began the last few days of September and continued until early October. The result was a large crop of high quality wines. But, because this vintage immediately followed the great hype of the 1982’s, the press toned down the volume on their reviews. However, in the Medoc some estates produced better wines than in 1982 and, particularly in Sauternes, 1983 is truly a great vintage. The following stellar 2nd growth properties will be represented in two flights:

White Bordeaux Reception
Finger Appetizers, Composed Salad

1st Flight
1983 Chateau Leoville Poyfere, Saint Julien
1983 Chateau Gruaud Larose, Sant Julien
1983 Chateau Cos D'Estournel Saint Estephe
1983 Chateau Montrose, Saint Estephe
Top Sirloin Steak, Roasted Fresh Vegetables, Roasted New Potatoes

2nd Flight
1983 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, Saint Julien
1983 Chateau Leoville Las Cases, Saint Julien
1983 Chateau Pichon Longueville Lalande, Pauillac
1983 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion, Pessac Leognan
Artisan Cheese Platter

Bonus
1983 Chateau Rieussec, Sauternes
Dessert Surprise