Château Haut-Brion - Pessac-Léognan 1982 (6L)
Price: $12000.00
| Producer | Château Haut-Brion |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pessac-Leognan |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 1982 |
| Sku | 3158 |
| Size | 6L |
Vinous: 96 Points
Good medium amber-edge red. Flamboyant aromas of smoked meat leather truffle and burnished oak. Intensely flavored and penetrating with strong acids giving the flavors terrific cut and grip. I get an impression of strong cabernet tannins. Drink now through 2020. 94. My second bottle showed even more extravagantly expressive aromas of hot stones tobacco minerals and marzipan; a denser silkier palate impression with more obvious roasted Graves character; and an uncanny combination of sheer sweetness with structure and grip. I rated this wine even higher.
vWine Spectator: 95 Points
Dark ruby red. Tobacco roasted coffee and light raisin. Full-bodied with soft and silky tannins and a long finish. I have always loved this wine.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Though having tasted the Haut-Brion 1982 on numerous occasions it is still a divine Pessac-Léognan to cherish. Here at The Glasshouse restaurant it has that lovely warm gravel on a summer's day bouquet brown autumn leaves bay leaf and here= a slightly more conspicuous note of black olive than I have noticed in the past. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins again a little more diffuse than its fellow 1982 First Growths but with just as much charm. If anything it feels a little tighter and more backward than previous examples perhaps suggesting that bottles of excellent provenance will last many years. It is a wonderful 1982 First Growth not a pinnacle of the vintage but disarmingly and utterly charming. Tasted July 2014.
