Honey, lanolin, fresh, quite some lemon; A good bite, fresh, moderate body, unfortunately a bit short.

Mature smell, shy, some minerality and honey; rather short, rounded, uninspiring.

Underbrush, rotting logs, sweet and sour; fresh, very pleasant, decent length, sweet and sour in the moth as well, fresh.

On the nose there is actually some mocha beans, deep; in the mouth is a bit angular, still some tannin, fresh and tight, charmless.

Wonderful nose with underbrush and dark berries; the palate is quite a contrast: short, tart, very disappointing.

Dark color; dark berries and underbrush, almost exotic; most balanced and long in the mouth; tannic still, complex, long.

Forest floor, a bot oxidative, some raisin; in the mouth it is round and warm, full body, long, but wanting in acidity and complexity. With air the dried fruit component gets stronger. Definitely a sub-par bottle.

Intriguing nose, complex with underbrush; the mouth does not follow, tart, shortish, some tannin, not much complexity, linear, foursquare.

CS dominated nose with black currants; disjointed in the mouth: lots of acidity and tannins – but the fruit is warm, not very complex, and oaky. May integrate, but I am not entirely convinced.

Dark cherries, warm and rounded; similar in the mouth, lacks some length and complexity.

A bit shy on the nose, nothing sticks out; linear, fine depth of fruit, fresh, everything in its right place. Good potential.

Thought this was corked at first and discarded it, spilt opinions around the table. Into the bucket. A very experienced taster disagreed and let his glass sit. After 3-4 hours it had become a very deep and rounded wine. Too little to rate, but definitely a good wine.

Deep nose with black currants, some spice; fine tannins, long and deep, almost complex, good structure. A very fine wine.

Deep, sexy, spicy, some minerals – still structured, tart, long – of course.

A bit green, but stylish and spicy nose, much CS?; thin mouth, not very structured – atypical in this respect for the vintage, decent length.

Mixture of Spearmint and brett, some thought it might have hint of TCA, but after a while it became clear that this was not the issue, but it was not quite correct bottle. Unclean. Short, lacking fruit

Good maturity with some tertiary aromas, some tartness on the nose; however, in the mouth the fruit is warm, shortish.

Not much fruit, tart, decent – but not more.

Some complexity, structured and long, tart, lacking in depth of fruit for a truly glorious bottle. I have never found this to live up the hype.

Deep and sweet fruit on the nose, spicy and floral, very complex; a combination of a surprising full body (for a 83), sweet fruit and fine acidity/structure. A crowd pleaser, but what is wrong with that? Approaching its plateau.

Anonymous nose; surprisingly fresh for an ’82. Short notes here, I see, quite unremarkable.

From double magnum. Bleak, short, no direct oxidation.

Deep cherry nose, stony, fresh, some raisin; long and fresh, surprising combination of youthfulness and an alcoholic finish. There are better bottles.

Deep botrytis nose, orange peel, spices; the mouth is not as convincing. Although served a bit warm, it is lacking freshness.