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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
Bottle:
$381.95
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
Bottle:
$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
Bottle:
$531.58
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 Haut Brion Pessac Leognan Rouge 1982
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1253.86
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 L'evangile Pomerol 1982
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$950.18
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
Bottle:
$3878.15
The 1982 Lafite Rothschild is at the peak of its powers today, and the two bottles I drank this year were both...
Merlot Red Bordeaux 1982 Wine
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.