Lynch Bages 1982 750mL (Top Shoulder) Size:750mL with a voluptuous mid-palate

with a voluptuous mid-palate

both at a private dinner in London and at the château

There is an autumnal haze around this Clos de Beze

and actually evolving more slowly than the brilliant 1986

Total production of these cuvees is just over 1

Lynch Bages 1982 750mL (Top Shoulder) Size:750mL with a voluptuous mid-palate"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