Community Tasting Note

ricard wrote:

Sunday, August 7, 2011 - It turns out that the 1982 vintage in Burgundy was mediocre. Most observers agree. This means that even the most accomplished winemakers (and surely DRC is one of these, if not simply the most famous) will have struggled to make half-decent wines, and that their longevity would have been severely compromised. Add to that the fact that this bottle was not cellared, but kept in an attic, with the resulting consequences for temperature fluctuation and humidity, and you have what I tasted here. It was an evenly spread brownish colour, very little sediment, having lost all hint of youthful hue or vigour. The nose, remarkably, had some redeeming features: a gentle aroma of violets and truffles and perhaps a touch of tobacco. But the wine was tasteless - it had vanished completely. Perhaps a very distant hint of raspberry, and a very mild acidity. Essentially, not worth rating, but an historical curiosity, nothing more. Should have been consumed no later than 1987.

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