1983 Lindemans St George question

[pc79]

Gday all,
I have a bottle of this tucked away - has anyone had any recent experience with it. How is it holding up?
Likely to crack it for my wifes birthday in a few weeks and I'll post some notes.
Many thanks
pc

[sparky]

PC, are you sure it's an '83?

Are you sure it's a St George?

I just asked one of the Lindies winemakers and he said we didn't make one that year

sparky

[pc79]

Hey Sparky,
I'm quite sure it is. I'll double check tonight as I may have sent through a massive curve ball.
I was wondering why I couldn't find any information pertaining to it. The non production may have been why.
I'll get back tomorrow

[n4sir]

I had a look in Halliday's old classic wines edition at the St George vertical, and there was no 1983 reviewed (or for the Limestone Ridge for that matter).

Seems to tie in with the non vintage theory - it will be interesting to see if what you have is indeed an '83 or something else.

Cheers,
Ian

[pc79]

Ah - 1989 it is.

[Mike Hawkins]

Drink up. It was looking very tired 3 years ago....

[n4sir]

1989 wasn't a good vintage, and Halliday noted in that St George vertical it would be an "early-maturing wine".

My guess is it should have peaked over 10 years ago - I agree with Mike, open it ASAP (and have a backup handy if it's for your wife's birthday).

Cheers,
Ian

[pc79]

Thank you - I figured as much.
I looked at the Langtons vintage charts and it looked like a poor one in the Coonawarra. It has been stored perfectly, but will definitely crack it and cross the fingers.
Many thanks again

[Roscoe]

You may get a pleasant surprise. I had a 1989 Wynns Black Label a few months ago that was drinking quite nicely - a big surprise to me . Not a great wine, but still quite enjoyable. A great effort from a poor year. Pretty sure there was no John Riddoch that year. Marketers always say that boosts the BL in a poor year. Maybe it does.
Good luck with the St George.