David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Happy New Year! 🎉🎊🎈🎆 🧨

I believe @AndrewMcIntyre posted an 02 Mouton today & asked, “is there anything better than aged Bordeaux.” I replied, absolutely not!

1982 was the Bordeaux vintage Robert Parker built his career. He was the only one that called it correctly.

I love 80’s Bordeaux for the 12-12.5% ABV & style.

This is a Chateau-Négociant bottle bought in the last year. It’s still sound & singing w/ the Prime Rib. The fruit still solid.

The fruits are nice & and still sound. Blackberries, black raspberries, black plum pudding, raspberries, chocolate mousse, wet, volcanic clay/lava, spice, baking powder, clove, cinnamon, dark spice, fresh & old tobacco, used leather, soft, moist herbs, black tea, dark cola, dry soil, dry pebble, limestone, anise to black licorice, withering dark, red, blue & purple flowers, round, excellent acidity & a elegant, ripe, well balanced/structured finish that lasts a minute and land on earthiness. Soft as a feather.

What a treat to drink 80’s Bordeaux. Especially, 82. Not a terroir you would expect to hold up 40 plus years, but Chateau-Négociant storage is everything! — 13 days ago

Rich Wallace

9.0

Very smooth finish, fruity — 9 years ago

Ernest Custodio

9.5

This one is so smooth! — 11 years ago

Jessi Campos

9.0

First bottle in Paris. With Daniella. The bottle is not my favorite but the ambiance is over the top — 7 months ago

Brandon Woo

9.0

Surprisingly light and easy drinking for a young Bordeaux — 6 years ago

Hervé Nivon

9.1

Floral, very fresh white wine. — 10 years ago

Nathan Claiborn

9.7

End of the night, something new, and something totally delicious. — 11 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

8.9

I enjoyed this one on a hammock in an apple orchard in Auvergne so that may bias my rating... A nice backbone with fruit to bear. I thought it was quite good. — 5 years ago

with Anita

Joakim Sällström

10

Mark och Helen — 9 years ago

with Tua

Anthony Guiliani

9.0

Great medium bodied Bordeaux. Dark fruit flavors up front, mild leathery taste, light tannins, good finish. Good wine for introducing people to the region. — 10 years ago