1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac 6x150cl
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Neal Martin
The 1982 Lafite-Rothschild is more backward on the nose compared to the '82 Mouton served alongside, more tertiary in style, with just a hint of liquorice and a subtle, almost algae-like scent (actually quite like spirulina). The palate has exquisite balance and poise, very pure and tensile with a lightly spiced, harmonious classical finish. Understated in typical Lafite fashion but a joy from start to finish. Tasted single blind at the 1982 dinner at Cornus in London.
Neal Martin
Tasted at Pebbles/Zachy's 1982 dinner in Hong Kong. This is the second time I have tasted the Lafite '82 this year and both bottles have been exemplary. Here it has a brilliantly defined nose of black fruit, graphite and limestone that has an electrifying intensity " a brightness undimmed over three decades. The palate displays outstanding balance, a little more feminine than Latour and quintessentially a oeLafitea rather than a oe1982a . Fleshy and opulent towards the finish, yet not flamboyant or as extrovert as Mouton, this is just a fabulous Lafite that should plateau for many years. Tasted November 2012.
JancisRobinson.com
The left bank 1982 first growth deliberately chosen to be served first at this Room to Read dinner because it is generally the lightest of them. Mid blackish ruby with a pale rim. The first bottle was uncomfortably tart, the second one decidedly fruitier though still obviously fairly light bodied, very Lafite in its ethereal bouquet but on the palate it really grew into a sweet representative of the vintage. If this had been the climax of a well-planned meal (rather than being trumped in terms of body by its peers) I would have been delighted. On the nose there was definitely something stony and it just got more and more charming in the glass for up to an hour and then started to fade. (I thought of its fan the late Michael Broadbvent MW who would have laid his watch next to the glass.) But it s a bit silly that this wine is so much more expensive than the other first growths - about 2,500 a bottle. Blame the Chinese. (JR)
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