Community Tasting Note

pacificoast wrote:

Saturday, March 9, 2013 - Tasted at a horizontal of 1982 Bordeaux first and second growths, this wine held its own as one of the top wines of the event. Only a Latour and a Cheval Blanc outdid this classic, which remains one of the very best wines of this remarkable vintage. Lush, ripe, opulent fruit contrasted with the more austere, if more refined and precise, few top first growths that ever so slightly nudged it aside. Perhaps the freshness can be attributed to the predominance of Merlot, giving a roundness, opulence and soft tannins compared with the others, with a higher percentage of Cabernet in the blend. One of Robert Parker's great talents is to at times succinctly and eloquently hit the nail on the head in describing a wine. I feel he did so beautifully in one of his more recent revisitations of this wine and reaffirmation of his 100-point rating: "One of the monumental wines of the last century is the 1982 Pichon Lalande. Since bottling, it has flirted with perfection...." I could not put it any better. If only Pichon Lalande had kept up this incredible level of winemaking. A truly superb and fascinating wine.

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