It depends upon your wine cellar.

If it is a wine cellar in name only, then yes the best year for this bottle has come and gone.

If it is a properly environmentally controlled cellar then this year may be the wine's best year.

It depends. Bordeaux's have typically had very long shelf lives, improving with age. According to Frank J. Prial who wrote about the '82 Bordeaux's in the New York Times in 2002 there was concern that the '82's wouldn't hold up because of their low acid content and high alcohol content. His opinion is that these early doubters have been proven wrong and that these wines have held up quite well, The wines from quality vineyards have improved with time while those from lesser houses have faded.

You didn't mention which house your wine came from but in any case the real proof is in the drinking. You've already bought and paid for the wine, you might as well give it a try. Either it will be quite drinkable, if not you can always use it in a marinade or a sauce, If it's from one of the top shelf wineries you might want to consider selling it at auction.

Here are the prices of some of the better vintages from the NYT of 2002
"A few current prices per bottle: Mouton-Rothschild, $800; Lynch-Bages, $230; Haut-Brion, $500; Pichon-Lalande, $450; and Cheval Blanc, $750. Occasionally one turns up in the $100 to $150 range, just for casual drinking, of course."

This depends on many factors:

- the wine - wines with higher sugar levels tend to go bad faster than wines with lover sugar levels
- the treatment - if there were aditives used in treating the wine, sich as sulphur, wines tend to have a longer lifespan
- the bottle - if the bottle was treated propperly and ALL impurities washed away, the wine should last more than a couple of decades
- the cork - eventhough cellars put great attention to using the best corks avalable, a bad cork will often make the wine go sour much faster thana solid high quality one
- the storage environment and position - if the bottle was stored in an enviroment with a constant temperature and placed slightly inclined, the wine should have a life expectancy of at least 4 decades, smetimes even more. If it was exposed to oscilations, it probbably has gone sour a while ago

On a personal note. It is often said that 1983 was one of the best years for quality white wines in Central and Eastern Europe. So whenever I get a chance to get my hands on a few bottles of 1983 wines that are sold by renowned cellars, I go for it. And I have never got one that was spoiled.

I'd go for it. Just be careful opening it so you do not mess up the cork and make sure you do not stir it as it deffinitely has some sediment at the bottom.

Bellow is a link to one of the specaity sites (unfortunately it is not in English) that offers 1983 wines:

http://www.slovino.si/trgovina/item.php?id=10005

You won't find out until you try... Prost!

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No, you can definitely still drink it! Red wines will last anywhere from ten years and beyond, and are probably the longest lasting type of wine available. White wines, such as a chardonnay, will only last a couple of years.

Hope I was of some assistance!

Enjoy,
- Beau Brown