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750ml
Bottle:
$390.15
$433.50
Fully mature, the 1982 Beychevelle is drinking beautifully today, exhibiting sweet aromas of plums, minty cassis,...
750ml
Bottle:
$1610.55
$1789.50
This was one of the best showings yet for this wine, which, to my palate and mind, has never lived up to its early...
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Chateau Canon Saint Emilion Grand Cru 1982
750ml - Case of 12
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$382.07
This has always been one of the great wines of the vintage and one of the greatest ever produced at this estate....
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1982
750ml - Case of 6
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$500.96
The finest bottle I’ve had of this wine (which came from the estate), the 1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou continues...
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Saint Julien 1982
750ml - Case of 3
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$531.75
The finest bottle I’ve had of this wine (which came from the estate), the 1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou continues...
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Chateau L'evangile Pomerol 1982
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$950.49
A blockbuster, dark plum/garnet-colored wine, the 1982 L’Evangile reveals a decadent, extravagantly rich nose of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1800.39
One of the great wines of the vintage, and the last produced under the ownership of the Woltner family, the 1982 La...
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Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1982
750ml - Case of 12
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$3906.21
The 1982 Lafite Rothschild is at the peak of its powers today, and the two bottles I drank this year were both...
Fruilano Lambrusco Red Bordeaux 1982
Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.
Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.
There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.