Lynch Bages 1982 750mL (Top Shoulder) Size:750mL There is an autumnal haze

There is an autumnal haze around this Clos de Beze

with a voluptuous mid-palate

it's muscular with wonderful definition

remains a young wine

and actually evolving more slowly than the brilliant 1986

Lynch Bages 1982 750mL (Top Shoulder) Size:750mL There is an autumnal haze"I tasted the 1982 Lynch Bages twice within a month, both at a private dinner in London and at the chteau, from bottle and double magnum on separate occasions. Both vindicate an exceptionally fine 1982, perhaps a bit overlooked in a vintage full of stars. Curiously, the bottle in Bordeaux does not fully deliver the mesmerizing freshness and energy compared to the bottle in London: pencil lead tinged black fruit intermixed with clove and freshly rolled