Grand Puy Lacoste 1982 (6.0L)

96 RP / 18.5 JR

This is a tour de force, and one of the all-time great Grand-Puy-Lacostes ever produced, as I hope the 2000 and 2005 will become. This is an inky/purple, beefy, broad, super-rich Pauillac revealing classic creme de cassis notes intermixed with hints of spring flowers and crushed rocks. Full-bodied with sweet tannin, shocking concentration, and layers of fruit, this irresistible 1982 is still an adolescent in terms of its evolution.-Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Rich, fully evolved fruit. But with a minerally finish too. Round and gorgeous. Complex. I wish I hadn't long ago drunk ago all 12 bottles of the case I bought en primeur. This is a 1982 over-performer.-Jancis Robinson