1982 Château Latour Grand Vin
Red Bordeaux Blend
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Decanter
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By Georgina Hindle
(Château Latour, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Bordeaux 1982 revisited, 8/26/2023, (See more on Decanter...) -
By Georgina Hindle
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Bordeaux 1982 horizontal, 5/28/2023, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Alistair Cooper MW
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2/26/2020, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Up From The Cellar #5 & Misc New Releases, 3/27/2019, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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By Neal Martin
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In Excelsis: Château Latour 1887 – 2010 (Jul 2018), 7/18/2018, (See more on Vinous...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2017, Issue #71, Château Latour Bordeaux’s Longest-Lived First Growth
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
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Decanter.com tastings, 10/11/2016, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Antonio Galloni
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Cellar Favorite: 1982 Château Latour (Mar 2016), 3/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...) -
By Antonio Galloni
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Vinous Table: Rusty Staub Charity Dinner, New York (Dec 2015), 12/1/2015, (See more on Vinous...)
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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11/29/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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1982 Bordeaux in Hong Kong, 5/31/2012
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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10/15/2010, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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From the East, 9/16/2010 -
By John Kapon
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Latour at Latour, 12/7/2009
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Rachel Shaughnessy
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7/7/2009, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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Wolfgang in Hong Kong, 10/9/2008
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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8/15/2007, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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1982 Bordeaux Retrospective at Age 25, 5/20/2007 -
By John Kapon
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Mt. Sinai Benefit, 3/9/2007 -
By John Kapon
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Latour Mouton Retrospectives, 6/30/2006 -
By John Kapon
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Petrus and La Tache, 12/9/2005
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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11/16/2005, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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Summer Tasting Group News, 8/22/2005 -
By John Kapon
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Hanging with Mr. Parker and Mr. Squires in Baltimore and D.C, 2/21/2005 -
By John Kapon
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Dom Perignon, 12 Angry Men, Auction Lunch and a Holiday Party, 12/13/2004
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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7/15/2002, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Stephen Tanzer
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July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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12/14/2001, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Neal Martin
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A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022), (See more on Vinous...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Château Latour Grand Vin) Chateau Latour Vertical with Robert Parker and Latour's Frederic Engerer: Subtle cedar and coffee nose; lovely, graceful, sandalwood palate, still high in acid, with resolved tannins; long finish
10/25/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château Latour Grand Vin) 1982 Bordeaux Tasting - 1st Growths & Super Seconds (Los Angeles, California): Minty, youthful, herbal nose; gorgeous, elegant, well-structured, cedar, cassis palate that adds coffee flavors with time and the glass; long finish, showing a little menthol
3/20/2003, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1982
- TypeRed
- ProducerChâteau Latour
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- DesignationGrand Vin
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code263998504855, 3700218209871, 3700266223010, 412950111823, 639737601138
4/21/2024 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points
My first encounter with this legend. Tasted double blind. This bottle was complex, superbly balanced and offered a lot of drinking pleasure, despite still showing young. However, this bottle in this setting didn’t have the je-ne-sais-qua-factor you would expect from a legend and that ultra-classic Latour profile, which in my head usually defines what Bordeaux is or should be. Still, this was a very good wine and has decades to go.
TN: Expressive, intense nose with lots of minerality, red and dark fruit, some minty/eucalyptus notes, hints of tobacco. Elegant, aromatically balanced, inviting. Same flavor profile with more layers of minerality on the palate, as well as some spices. Hardly any tertiary aromas. Quite complex and well-defined. Good attack and great mid-palate weight. Fine, elegant structure with a wall of fine tannins, perfectly integrated medium+ acidity, a fine/melty texture and an overall good balance.
Decanted: decanted for 2h, consumed out of the bottle 2h later. The person bringing the wine said that the wine was better without the decant.
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4/20/2024 - dbenglis Likes this wine: 94 Points
Initial nose was a bit off putting. I allowed the wine to open up in a decanter for about an hour. The wine just needed to breath. Excellent bottle. Drinking well now. This particular bottle did not have the complexity in the tertiary notes compared to Lafitte of the same year. I realize this observation could be attributed to bottle variability and I also do not have other experiences with this particular vintage.
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3/29/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine: 99 Points
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Very fresh, still primary notes, in perfect shape. 99-100
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2/17/2024 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
A very fine ‘82 Bordeaux but does not reach the usual heights of this contender for wine of the vintage. Nevertheless it is softly fragrant. Very mature. Not as ripe or classic as it can be. Possibly suboptimal storage at some point although the bottle looked good with a neck joint level and good color.
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2/16/2024 - bordeauxmartini Likes this wine: 100 Points
Magical wine and a dream to try arguably the greatest wine from a mythical vintage. Still full of life. Black fruit and some tertiary characteristics. It has everything and will go on for another 50 years. If you can get your hands on a perfectly stored bottle, don’t miss this.
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