Jonathan Bensick

9.3

Was worried by soggy crumbling cork, but flavor developed after almost 90 min decanting. Historic! Toasting a brighter vaccinated future at first indoor dinner with friends in 1+ year! — 17 days ago

Bob Pratt

9.4

Wow. 1982 vintage , still in very good condition Color and nose still vibrant. Very smooth and resolved. Blueberry, black currant and cedar. Absolutely a pleasure tonight. 2 hour decant. — a month ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Deep, dark reddish tawny center, showing very little age in the rims. Classic, older Bordeaux nose. Notes of cedar, tobacco and cut cigar, red fruits, wet forest floor, old saddle leather, some cassis and some crushed walnuts. Complex and took its time to unwind. Decanted for 8 hours before taking to dinner, and then consumed over 3+ hours. Still present acidity. This comes across as a young Bordeaux, with the quality of the juice very evident. It didn't blow our socks off tonight, but the quality and pedigree of this is easily identifiable. — 2 months ago

Andrew Liguori

9.0

9 for the wow, this is still holding up. Fruit is muted but still identifiable raspberry and tertiary flavors of sandalwood. Fully integrated complex flavors and very smooth finish. Thanks Bob. — 16 days ago

George Chen

9.0

This 82 held up! — 20 days ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Tasted blind. Deep reddish tawny color. Notes of black cherry, smoke and wood, gravel stone, barnyard and lead pencil. Great fruit and still present acidity/tannins. We’re all in the Bordeaux camp with guesses – and it seems young so initial thoughts are that this is from the 90’s. But then the historical datapoints of having 82 Bordeaux in the past bring us to the 82 vintage with guesses. I go with 82 Lafite. I was bummed I couldn’t pick up that this is the Haut Brion, as it was obvious after the reveal we should have picked up the gravel and barnyard notes to point to Graves as the origin. This got better over the day, of course. Great juice with a long life ahead of it — 2 months ago

Aaron Rankin

9.4

Birth year wine. Rich, complex prime drinking with no signs of slowing. Did need an extra minute to wake up. Drink in next 10+ years. Paired beautifully to Australian Wagyu NY Strip. — a month ago

George Chen

9.0

Not the 59 but very tasteful — a month ago

Conner Massey

9.2

Old dusty #Bordeaux. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Pretty ripe redfruits still both aromatically and on the palate, nicely balanced, a tad too straightforward, lacking some complexity, but in great condition, long finish. — 3 months ago

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