Château Rieussec 1983 Sauternes, 1er Cru Classéu. 3bn, 1vts, labels damp stained and coming looseIn 2019, and from a half bottle, this was heavenly with strawberries. This was the year that Rieussec was bought by the Lafite Rothschilds and Charles Chevallier arrived with such éclat to manage the élevage, but harvesting was done by the outgoing owner, Albert Vuillier. A great botrytis year, it has that tarry bouquet and a lovely caramel taste, with peaches on the finish and fresh acidity. It may have aged even more gracefully than the high residual sugar 1990. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 92 192:24 hbs (owc)per lot: GBP 650-850per lot: USD 800-1,000per lot: EUR 720-950LYING IN OCTAVIAN, WILTSHIREOffered Duty Paid onlyEstimates are per lot