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1982 Château Lafite Rothschild

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
  • Pauillac
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  • dbenglis Likes this wine: 97 points

    April 20, 2024 - The best of the best. Had a Latour 82 the night before and my palate leans toward the Lafitte. Mature and ready now (would like to hear how it could evolve from here). Novice collector.

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  • Jeff Leve wrote: 97 points

    April 2, 2024 - The best examples of this are simply great. Elegant, floral, refined, and packed with sweet, spicy, red fruits. cigar wrappers, currants, and cherries. There is length, energy, lift, freshness, and complexity. Drink from 2024-2040.

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  • sdr wrote: flawed

    January 27, 2024 - Whole Lotta Lafite; 1/26/2024-1/27/2024 (Wine Watch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): This was the most "interesting" bottle of the vertical. Purchased many years ago from a New York merchant, the back label clearly stated it was recorked at the château in 1994. On closer inspection, the capsule and label were somewhat suspect, especially since the label was very slightly smaller than usual. The cork also did not seem entirely correct. Still, you want to drink it to see what it might be but if you do, you still can't tell anything except that it is not 1982 Lafite and it is not a good anything, being much too dry and tasteless.

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  • tcarter Likes this wine: 96 points

    October 28, 2023 - Ojai Food + Wine Festival; 10/26/2023-10/29/2023 (Ojai Valley Inn): Spectacular! Still so much body on this one--the years have not made it any less of a brute.

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  • Limes wrote:

    October 7, 2023 - Remarkable

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Decanter

  • By Georgina Hindle
    Bordeaux 1982 revisited, 8/26/2023 (link)

    (Château Lafite Rothschild, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Georgina Hindle
    Bordeaux 1982 horizontal, 5/28/2023 (link)

    (Château Lafite Rothschild, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Michaela Morris
    Michaela Morris: My top 10 wines of 2023, 5/27/2023 (link)

    (Château Lafite Rothschild, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

View From the Cellar

  • By John Gilman
    Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Catching Up With the 1982 Bordeaux Vintage As It Closes In On Its Fortieth Birthday

    (Château Lafite-Rothschild) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Neal Martin
    Looking Back To Go Forward: Lafite-Rothschild 1868 – 2015 (Jul 2018), 7/18/2018 (link)

    (Lafite-rothschild Lafite-rothschild Red) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    5/24/2018 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

  • By Jane Anson
    Lafite 150th birthday, 5/23/2018 (link)

    (Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Antonio Galloni
    Vinous Table: Charity Dinner to Benefit the Frankie Lemmon School (March 2014) (link)

    (Château Lafite-rothschild Château Lafite-rothschild (magnum) Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    11/29/2013 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vintage Tastings

  • By John Kapon
    1982 Bordeaux in Hong Kong, 5/31/2012

    (Lafite Rothschild) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    10/15/2010 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    10/15/2010 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    12/7/2009 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    9/17/2009 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    8/15/2007 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vintage Tastings

  • By John Kapon
    1982 Bordeaux Retrospective at Age 25, 5/20/2007

    (Lafite Rothschild) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By John Kapon
    Summer Tasting Group News, 8/22/2005

    (Lafite) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By John Kapon
    An Evening of Lafite-Rothschild, 8/15/2005

    (Lafite-Rothschild) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By John Kapon
    Hanging with Mr. Parker and Mr. Squires in Baltimore and D.C, 2/21/2005

    (Lafite Rothschild.) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    7/15/2002 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Stephen Tanzer
    July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103 (link)

    (Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    6/28/2002 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    12/14/2001 (link)

    (Ch Lafite Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Decanter

  • By Jane Anson
    (link)

    (Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Neal Martin
    A Century of Bordeaux: The Twos (Sep 2022) (link)

    (Lafite-Rothschild Lafite-Rothschild Red) Subscribe to see review text.

RJonWine.com

  • By Richard Jennings
    1/18/2008 (link) 94 points

    (Château Lafite Rothschild) Dark red violet color; black fruit, porcini mushroom nose; very tasty, youthful, plum palate, but lacking in complexity; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    4/27/2007 (link) 96 points

    (Château Lafite Rothschild) Leather, mushroom nose; tart and tangy red fruit, fig, mushroom; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    4/24/2004 (link) 95 points

    (Château Lafite Rothschild) Mature, mushroom, leather nose; tasty, mushroom, leather, coffee palate; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/20/2003 (link) 93 points

    (Château Lafite Rothschild) 1982 Bordeaux Tasting - 1st Growths & Super Seconds (Los Angeles, California): Cedar, red fruit nose; cedar, tart cherry, cassis palate with sweet, dry tannins; medium-plus finish

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 1982
  • Type Red
  • Producer Château Lafite Rothschild
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Médoc
  • Appellation Pauillac
  • UPC Codes 000000147385, 018138415528, 1000000000121, 3419466188103, 3700274110807, 8032790768176, 9300633425111

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 100 (1%)
  • In Cellars 4,920 (73%)
  • Consumed 1,748 (26%)

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