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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:
$380.74
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:
$502.50
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:
$529.88
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:
$890.30
A blockbuster, dark plum/garnet-colored wine, the 1982 L’Evangile reveals a decadent, extravagantly rich nose of...
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$1805.98
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:
$3892.93
The 1982 Lafite Rothschild is at the peak of its powers today, and the two bottles I drank this year were both...
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 1982
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$427.33
The 1982 Leoville-Poyferre possesses great concentration, full body as well as considerable structure. A dense...
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Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe 1982
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$655.67
Intense aromas of kirsch, currant and spice follow through to a full-bodied palate, with round, velvety tannins and a...
Chardonnay Dornfelder Red Bordeaux 1982
Of all the white wine grape varietals, surely the one which has spread the furthest and is most widely appreciated is the Chardonnay. This green skinned grape is now grown all over the Old and New Worlds, from New Zealand to the Americas, from England to Chile, and is one of the first varietals people think of when considering white wine grapes. Perhaps this is because of its huge popularity which reached a peak in the 1990s, thanks to new technologies combining with traditional methods to bring the very best features out of the Chardonnay grape, and allow its unique qualities to shine through. Most fine Chardonnay wines use a process known as malolactic fermentation, wherein the malic acids in the grape juice are converted to lactic acids, allowing a creamier, buttery nature to come forward in the wine. No grape varietal is better suited to this process than Chardonnay, which manages to balance these silky, creamy notes with fresh white fruit flavors beautifully.
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.