3 bottles per lot
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CELLAR PRUNING OF 1982 CLASSIFIED BORDEAUX, CULT CLASSICS FROM CALIFORNIA AND THE VERY BEST OF RHONE
Property of a Passionate East Coast Collector
Removed from a beautifully constructed temperature and humidity controlled home cellar
1982: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER
The silver anniversary of the famed 1982 Bordeaux vintage has not lessened the enthusiasm for the wines hailed by critics and coveted by connoisseurs. Ideal growing conditions in the spring preceded a hot September, producing a huge crop bursting with ripeness. A quarter of a century on, the wines still display the muscle and firepower that earned such accolades in their youth, with many more years of life ahead for the patient collector to enjoy.
]BChâteau Latour--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Levels: bottom neck or better
"As I indicated in the review of the 1982 Bordeaux, this is an unusual Latour in the fact that it has always been precocious. It has been jammy, forward, and delicious no matter when the cork was pulled, in total contrast to its two first-growth siblings, Mouton Rothschild and Lafite-Rothschild. The dense, opaque garnet-colored 1982 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. Sweet, smoky, roasted aromas in the nose combine with jammy levels of black currant, cherry, and prune-like fruit. It possesses extraordinary concentration and unctuosity, with a thick, fat texture oozing notes of cedar wood, tobacco, coffee, and over-ripe fruit. Low acidity as well as high alcohol (for Bordeaux) give the wine even more glycerin and textural chewiness. The finish lasts forever. The only Latour that remotely resembles the 1982 is the 1961, which has a similar texture and succulence. Anticipated maturity: now-2040" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129 (June 2000)
3 bottles per lot
Property of a Passionate East Coast Collector
Removed from a beautifully constructed temperature and humidity controlled home cellar
1982: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS LATER
The silver anniversary of the famed 1982 Bordeaux vintage has not lessened the enthusiasm for the wines hailed by critics and coveted by connoisseurs. Ideal growing conditions in the spring preceded a hot September, producing a huge crop bursting with ripeness. A quarter of a century on, the wines still display the muscle and firepower that earned such accolades in their youth, with many more years of life ahead for the patient collector to enjoy.
]BChâteau Latour--Vintage 1982
Pauillac, 1er cru classé
Levels: bottom neck or better
"As I indicated in the review of the 1982 Bordeaux, this is an unusual Latour in the fact that it has always been precocious. It has been jammy, forward, and delicious no matter when the cork was pulled, in total contrast to its two first-growth siblings, Mouton Rothschild and Lafite-Rothschild. The dense, opaque garnet-colored 1982 Latour reveals slight amber at the edge. Sweet, smoky, roasted aromas in the nose combine with jammy levels of black currant, cherry, and prune-like fruit. It possesses extraordinary concentration and unctuosity, with a thick, fat texture oozing notes of cedar wood, tobacco, coffee, and over-ripe fruit. Low acidity as well as high alcohol (for Bordeaux) give the wine even more glycerin and textural chewiness. The finish lasts forever. The only Latour that remotely resembles the 1982 is the 1961, which has a similar texture and succulence. Anticipated maturity: now-2040" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #129 (June 2000)
3 bottles per lot