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    Lafite

    Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1er Cru 1982

    Bottle Size
    75CL
    Rating
     
    About Professional Wine Ratings
    A wine score is the quickest, simplest way for a wine critic to communicate their opinion about the quality of a wine. Professional wine rating scores from a wide range of critics, for example Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator, are usually adjusted for the 100-point scale. A mean of these scores is presented for specific vintages of a wine, as well as across all vintages.
    RP
    Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
    WS
    Wine Spectator
    JH
    James Halliday
    BC
    Bob Campbell MW
    JS
    James Suckling
    BH
    Burghound
    RP
    97₊
    WS
    94

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    Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1er Cru 1982

    HK$67,500

    About The Wine
    This is a denser version of the 1990 that stylistically reminds me of what the young 1959 probably tasted like. Still backward with a deep ruby/plum color revealing only a touch of lightening at the edge, the wine offers up an extraordinary nose of caramelized herbs, smoke, cedar, pen ink, black currants, and earth. The gorgeous aromatics are followed by a full-bodied, plump, rich, fleshy wine with low acidity. With 6-8 hours decanting in a closed decanter, it will offer beautiful drinking, but it needs another 5-8 years to reach full maturity. It is capable of lasting 50-60 years. This classic Lafite is not as fat and concentrated as the 1982 Latour, nor as complex or concentrated as the 1982 Mouton Rothschild, but it is a winner all the same. RP
    Region
    Grape
    Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
    Type
    Body
    Full-Bodied
    Sweetness
    Dry
    Food Match
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