1982 Lafite
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Description
Lafite-1982-750ml-PCJGSC-Red-Bordeaux-France
Lafite-1982-750ml-PCJGSC-Red-Bordeaux-France
Tasting Notes
| Robert Parker 100 | |
| The 1982 Lafite possesses a dark, dense ruby/purple color with only a subtle lightening at the rim. Spectacular aromatics offer jammy cherry and black fruits intertwined with lead pencil, mineral, and smoky wood scents. Powerful for a Lafite, this wine unfolds to reveal extraordinary richness, purity, and overall symmetry in addition to stunning flavor depth and persistence. The finish lasts for nearly a minute. Plenty of tannin remains, and the wine displays a vibrancy and youthfulness that belie its 18 years of age. The modern day equivalent of Lafite-Rothschild's immortal 1959, the 1982 will enjoy another 30-70 years of life! An amazing achievement! Anticipated maturity: 2007-2070. | |
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 95 | |
| Good full, deep red. Slightly high-toned, highly nuanced nose of currant, roasted meat, cedar, marzipan, smoke and tobacco. Supple on entry, then firmed by sound acids. Still quite unevolved but seems distinctly less deep than the bottle of '59 I tasted alongside it. A rather muscular style of Lafite, finishing with big, tongue-dusting tannins. Drink 2005 through 2030. 93(+?). My second bottle showed a darker red-ruby color; higher-pitched aromas of redcurrant, cedar, orange peel and coconut; a bright, very tight palate impression, with strong acidity contributing to the impression of steely spine; and a very subtle and very long, firmly tannic finish. This bottle seemed even less evolved than the first sample. | |
| Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 98 | |
| Tasted at the 1982 dinner at The Square, this bottle had been purchased en primeur for the princely sum of £240/case. It is a truly great 1982. It has an entrancing nose of graphite, minerals and dark fruit that have incredible focus and delineation, developing further pencil-lead aromas with continued aeration. The palate is supremely well balanced in a way that reminds me of the spectacular 1959. The tannins are perhaps even finer than Latour 1982 with an understated, youthful finish that displays perfect acidity. The harmony, the cohesion is utterly convincing here. Startling! Tasted April 2012. |