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Château La Mission-Haut-Brion--Vintage 1982
Pessac (Graves), cru classé. Château-bottled
Lightly bin-soiled label. Level into neck
Tasting note: The greatest La Mission-Haut-Brion made between the 1975 and 1989, the 1982 is, stylistically, a dead-ringer for the ethereal 1959. One of the most massive wines of the vintage, it remains an adolescent in terms of evolution, but it can be drunk with great pleasure if it is decanted 2-3 hours in advance. A thick, unctuously-textured wine with massive richness as well as abundant notes of black fruits, truffles, creosote, scorched earth, smoke, and camphor, a colossal mouthfeel, a layered texture, incredible depth of fruit and glycerin, and copious, but well-integrated tannins that are largely concealed by the incredible amount of fruit. An old school La Mission, it is a tour-de-force that should continue to age effortlessly for another 40+ years. A monumental wine. 100 points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #193, June 2009
1 bottle per lot
Château La Mission-Haut-Brion--Vintage 1982
Pessac (Graves), cru classé. Château-bottled
Lightly bin-soiled label. Level into neck
Tasting note: The greatest La Mission-Haut-Brion made between the 1975 and 1989, the 1982 is, stylistically, a dead-ringer for the ethereal 1959. One of the most massive wines of the vintage, it remains an adolescent in terms of evolution, but it can be drunk with great pleasure if it is decanted 2-3 hours in advance. A thick, unctuously-textured wine with massive richness as well as abundant notes of black fruits, truffles, creosote, scorched earth, smoke, and camphor, a colossal mouthfeel, a layered texture, incredible depth of fruit and glycerin, and copious, but well-integrated tannins that are largely concealed by the incredible amount of fruit. An old school La Mission, it is a tour-de-force that should continue to age effortlessly for another 40+ years. A monumental wine. 100 points. Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #193, June 2009
1 bottle per lot
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