John Van Trijp

10

Why Not Tasting, Celebrating Life! — 7 months ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Silky and refined. Subtle notes of lead pencil and soft chalky red fruit. Very complete and subtle and delicious. Harmonious — 8 months ago

with David

John Van Trijp

10

What a perfect elegant beauty — 2 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Slightly hazy (poor reflection on my impatient decanting ) but quite deep garnet, wide terracotta rim . Slightly high toned , quite meaty dried mushroom nose, red currant , degraded blackberry and earthy notes. Just a bit rustic and lacks a bit of definition and interest to be honest . On the palate shows better with good poise and roundness, finely judged acidity with , ripe and quite vivid mix of red and dark fruit. Touch of sous bois and grafite , seems younger on the palate than the nose or appearance would indicate. Good persistence too , with rounded still noticeable tannins . Overall an ok showing , and only started deteriorating after 3 hours in decanter , especially considering the upper shoulder ullage, there will be better bottles out there . Drink now and over the next 5 -7 years . — 2 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Tasted blind. Scarlet tawny color, opaque with thin rims. Nice nose with notes of red fruit, cedar desk, dusty earth, mocha, leather saddle and some spices. Good structure with softened but present tannins. Has a nice richness to it. Guessed 86 Cos. This is better than most previous samples I’ve had of this. — 3 years ago

Naboth van den Broek

9.4

Drinking beautifully. Beautiful brownish rim, nose still fresh and lively, but with secondary notes clearly shining through. Super soft tannins. Showing exactly why this wine is such a great buy, and not just in great years like this. — 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1982 vintage. Last had on 3.1.23 from a magnum (9.4). Top shoulder fill and 100% saturated cork. Subtle nose. Not decanted. Tasted after one hour and two hours open. Color more vibrant than expected. Lean and Beychevelle thin as always. Dusty. Earthy. A modicum of plummy/kirsch flavors. Fading sense of harmony and descending from the top of the bell curve at an alarming rate. If ya got ‘em, drink ‘em. In maggie or even larger format, it wouldn’t be improving so hit in the next handful of years. 11.01.24. — 8 months ago

GaryWEdwards

9.6

Wow! This is still a broad shouldered , yet elegant, wine with smoke and dark berry led. Still has a long life left. — a year ago

John Van Trijp

9.3

Not as great as it used to be — 2 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Bordeaux; 30 March 2023 at Yono's, Albany, NY — 2 years ago

Dan

9.0

Still good fruit, but lots of cigar box, spice, cedar, some very mild vanilla notes, some funk. Drinking very well now. — 2 years ago

Lars Kirstein

9.1

40 year old Bordeaux still in aber good shape, nose with a lot of red and dark fruits and leather, medium body little hold back but good drinking flow, good medium long finish — 3 years ago

George Chen

9.0

This 82 held up! — 4 years ago

Kasey Sullivan

9.0

Was gifted this wine by my dad, given to him by friends 15 years ago. I was a little nervous to drink it, as I am not very sophisticated about wine and have never had a wine this aged before... I was surprised at how good it was, though I could sense enough to believe that maybe it had lost some of its structure. I would say it tasted lush to me, and very drinkable. Impressive, and a learning experience for me, for which I was glad to have the opportunity. Thanks, dad!
— 8 months ago

Conrad Green

9.5

Very pure plummy fruit. A hint of band aid and deep rich iron. From mag — 9 months ago

with Matt and Amanda

Bill Morgan

9.3

1982 a very old vintage very smooth and a finish that is so beautiful so delicate — 2 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.3

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Bordeaux; 30 March 2023 at Yono's, Albany, NY — 2 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.7

The 82 Latour was a perfect ending to a great night with friends & great reason to open & share these rare btls from my cellar. — 3 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.5

Dark tawny, regal in its color. Silky, killer nose. Notes of black fruit, dark earth, cassis and leather saddle, some barrel toast. Tannins resolved as this coats what it touches in the mouth. Really nicely made wine. Guessed 82 Lynch Bages. — 4 years ago

Naboth van den Broek

9.1

Lovely aged classic claret. Perfect Christmas drink. Angels singing, upon a midnight, the stars in the bright sky. Hark, hark, hark. — 5 years ago