Pichon Lalande, 1982 Vintage, Grand Cru Classé Pauillac, Médoc

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	An exceptional vintage. Excellent maturity in the grapes producing an extremely rich wine with complex aromas, and fleshy tannins.

	Mild and rainy.

	Temperate, with vine growth off to a flying start. Very sunny with temperatures well above average. Very swift lowering in good conditions. Mid point of flowering June 5th.

	Spectacular grape development. A very hot July with temperatures above 25°C for 23 days in a row. August was cooler with intermittent showers. Ripening was slow and uneven. Mid point of changing colour August 9th.

	Very hot and sunny weather from the 6th to 20th September. The grapes finished ripening under excellent conditions. An early harvest. Harvest from September 16th to 30th in temperatures of 30-32°C.

Robert Parker - Bordeaux - November 1998

"This has been the most sumptuous, delicious, and profound 1982 to drink over the last 5-6 years. It reveals a classic Pauillac aromatic profile of sweet blackcurrant fruit intermingled with scents of herbs, cedar and toast. However, on the palate it performs more like a great Pomerol. Given its unctuous texture and lavish quantities of fruit, glycerin, and alcohol, this is a thick, supple, velvety-textured, gloriously decadent, and hedonistic Pichon-Lalande that should continue to drink well for another 10-12 years. If readers need just one wine with which to impress someone, close a deal, or just experience the pleasures of wine, make it the Pichon-Lalande 1982. 99/100"

Serena Sutcliffe – Sotheby's Tasting notes – April 1995

"The 1982 Pichon Lalande has always been one of the most exciting clarets around. When it was in the cask, it seemed so overripe as to be almost pruney, Porty and jam-like. Heady stuff and I adored it. Gradually, in bottle, it has become more classic, although not abandoning its exotic character, I am pleased to say. Coffee notes, great opulence, and luscious, complex fruit. One to nurture, if you can resist it now. A monument in Pichon’s history."

James Suckling - Wine Spectator - November 1998

"A voluptuous red. Very dark ruby-garnet. Aromas of currant, meat and berries. Full-bodied and velvety, with lovely ripe berry and earth and a long ripe finish of caressing texture. This has always been a great wine. I marvel at it each time I taste it. Drink now. 97/100"