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    Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 . Pauillac. 8bn, 3ts, 1vhs, 1lbsl, 1loxc, 1lcc. Bottle (12). ... (Total: 12 Btls. )

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    Red Bordeaux, Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 . Pauillac. 8bn, 3ts, 1vhs, 1lbsl, 1loxc, 1lcc. Bottle (12). ... (Total: 12 Btls. )
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    Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982
    Pauillac
    8bn, 3ts, 1vhs, 1lbsl, 1loxc, 1lcc
    Bottle (12)
    "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." (97+pts Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #183, June 2009)

    "The 1982 Lafite-Rothschild can be a variable performer. There was a period when it was dwarfed by Latour. However, two recent bottles demonstrate a wine that perhaps has just taken 30+ years to reach its zenith. The bouquet is very intense with blackberry, cedar, graphite and hints of morels, gathering momentum in the glass, perhaps with just a touch more VA than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied and very fresh, lively and tensile with a fine thread of acidity. There is more cohesion and finesse than bottles encountered a decade ago, and a delicate but firm structure that frames the pure blackberry and cedar notes on the sustained finish. Wonderful." (97 pts. Neal Martin, Vinous, May 2018)

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    2011 September Beverly Hills Signature Wine Auction #5088 (go to Auction Home page)
    Auction Dates
    September, 2011
    24th Saturday
    Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 8
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