👃 is incredible. Black and blue fruit + olive.
Medium+ body, chewy mouthfeel. Blackberry, currant, black cherry, touch of dust, and acidity that is Corison. This is my favorite Napa Corison. Different than the ‘14s, ‘16’s, and 18’s that I love. Thanks @Cathy Corison !! — 3 years ago
Full well rounded, wild cherry, plums, spices — 9 months ago
I tasted the 1982 Lynch-Bages twice within a month, both at a private dinner in London and at the château, from bottle and double-magnum on separate occasions. Both vindicate an exceptionally fine 1982, perhaps a bit overlooked in a vintage full of stars. Curiously, the bottle in Bordeaux does not fully deliver the mesmerizing freshness and energy compared to the bottle in London: pencil-lead-tinged black fruit intermixed with clove and freshly-rolled tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, perhaps just a little austere compared to its peers. Yet, indeed, the bottle in London exudes class and composure with a detailed, mineral-driven vintage belying that year's unseasonably warm period. Superb. Tasted both in London at a private dinner and at the château. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2023) — 2 years ago
Tawny coloration with the slightest bit of transparency. On the nose, cherry, currants, plum, forest floor, sweet tobacco and florals. In the palate, full body, cherry, plum, spice, leather, sweet tobacco, earth/dust/minerals, tannins strong and chewy. Long finish of chocolate and sweet berry. Layered and complex wine. — 9 months ago
Revisiting a special wine - Rutherford dust and complexity in a glass! — 2 years ago
Always a really nice wine at a great price. — 3 years ago
I was not supposed to open it tonight but the cork fell in the bottle while I was reorganizing my wine cellar and manipulating bottles. Mixed feelings here: disappointed and sad to open a 51 year old bottle but excited to taste.
The nose shows mostly tertiary aromas first with wet forest soil, mushrooms, then some secondary like smoke, mocha, cocoa. There is not much fruit left.
The palate is still very well made yet clearly past its prime. A strong acid backbone that makes it very long, some silky notes all around and a tiny touch of black currant, adding a touch of tanginess, there are still some tannins in the rear, leaving a layer of dust before a long tangy finish with black currant and a cocoa note. It's probably way past its peak, but it's still alive and I feel privileged to be able to drink this tonight. 90 for the experience and what this wine represents. — 3 years ago
Jeff Miller
Fantastic Napa cab that’s in a beautiful spot right now. Well balanced. Notes of Blackberry, Cassis, Pencil Shavings, Mint, and that ever present Rutherford Dust. — 6 months ago