1982 Château Coufran

Community Tasting Notes (18) Median Score: 89 points

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  4/6/2024 - redz wrote: 91 Points

  couldn't quite get Ah-so to work, but cork fell in 1 piece, and easily strained out while decanting. Color is still fairly rich garnet, minimal bricking. Mild barnyard nose. Tasted old, but quite good, still some fruit. Held up to steaks nicely. Has more years.

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  6/3/2023 - Robwild Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Surprisingly delightful. Light red color. Soft, and smooth, good structure with mild tannin. Opened up nicely in the decanter. Earthy nose. Red fruit, with oak, leather and cassis. Definitely use a Duran if you have one.

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  5/15/2021 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Was about to use the duran but the cork elevated as I removed the capsule. It was like sorcery! Immediately, I thought secondary fermentation in-bottle. Gone! But surprise, surprise, not a sign of VA or heat damage. Yes, this is past its prime but it is so drinkable, it's a bit scarry.
  Medium garnet in color with very little bricking around the edge. Some dark fruit on the nose but mostly tertiary. Classic notes of mature bordeaux, leather, ashtray, tobacco leaf, mushroom, blood sausage and a bit of rusty nail. On the palate it is dry and lean, but amazingly there is more fruit than on the nose. Still a bit of sweetness at the core, tannins are fully resolved, acid is higher than in more modern Bordeaux, medium bodied wine. Great length on the finish for a bottle that started so poorly. Not the best bottle of Bordeaux I've had but a beautiful experience.

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  9/5/2020 - Robwild Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A bit light. Still good Ruby color; Earthy nose with soft tannin. Oak cherries and a bit of tobacco. Decanted and let breath for an hour. Drink up.

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  2/22/2020 - Cellarmaster wrote: 92 Points

  A real treat tonight. 1982 Chateau Coufran Haut Medoc. A great example of a lesser Chateau, which can be wonderful, in a great vintage, after 38 years in the.bottle. Although not a darling of the critics, this wine was elegant, fresh, with great balance, getting better, even after 2 hours in the decanter. The wine did recieve a silver medal in the Concurs General Agricole de Paris in 1984. With a boneless prime ribeye. Who needs to go out to dinner?

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