Conrad Green

9.6

gorgeous. So balanced with soft sweetness, loads of texture and piece balance — 5 months ago

with Ara

Alvaro Bustillos

9.6

Gpo 2 aguas Cuu con ludo — 9 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.7

Cena con carlos gaytan y David wolf de petrus con los winegeeks jrz elp — 2 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.4

What an absolute treat. Medium ruby in the glass with just a hint of garnet. Fruit and tannin almost completely resolved. The purity of the acidity is stunning but the most impressive part of the wine is the texture and mouthfeel. Silky and elegant. Earth and mushroom. Burgundian. — 3 years ago

John Van Trijp

9.6

Amazing singing — 4 years ago

Lee Lightfoot

9.4

Great showing from an undervalued year. Red fruit tobacco cedar iron blood savory spice in a great drinking window. — 5 years ago

with Alex

Stas Medvedev

9.3

🏅 Rating 93+/100 (4,35⭐)

Tasted from magnum.

Ruby color with tawny hue showing the age. First nose has a slight touch of iron. Fruit is ripe and sweet. Vegetable scent of tomato stems suggesting presence of Cabernet Sauvignon. Sandy tannins of Sangiovese. Amazing how bottle aging makes the wine so smooth and satin.

Mostly tertiary aromas, but very well holding the age and could last for at least 5 more years without any signs of decline

Elegant expression of famous Tignanello.

1981 was outshadowed by great 1982. It was 10th anniversary vintage and is considered a very fine one.

Key oenological data:
Average sugar content of grapes at harvest 21.00%
Average total acidity of the grapes 7.80%
Alcohol content after fermentation 13.00
Average fermentation temperature 28C
Length of fermentation 13 days
Acidity of wine after malo 5.90
Ageing in 225 litre barrels 20 months
Bottle ageing in our cellars 18 months

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John Van Trijp

9.6

Weekend with Friends and average wines…😎 what a overachiever today! — 6 months ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Splash decanted directly before service; enjoyed over the course of a few hours out of red Solo cups. The 1981 Gran Reserva Blanco pours, a golden color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of Khalas dates, dried apricot, black lemon, almonds, toasted coconut and marshmallow. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is waxy. A cerebral wine and just lovely stuff. Well stored bottles have a long life yet left ahead. Drink now with patience and plenty of air and through 2051. — 8 months ago

Severn G

9.3

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), Chateauneuf du Pape; 5 October 2023 at Café Capriccio, Albany, NY — 3 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Perfumed nose of black & red fruits, shoe polish, tar, savory spice, menthol & dried rose petal. Btl was pulled from an owc. — 4 years ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

Gift to my brother on his 40th birthday. #pomerol can be beautiful and this bottle certainly was. Plenty of primary black fruit left, sous bois aromas. Wine is alive on the palate, interesting peppery note on first sip, bright acidity balanced by earthy fruit compote. Lovely wine which shows a well-made Right Bank Bordeaux can be delicious over time even in a supposedly off year like 1981. — 5 years ago

MRM

9.1

A bit thin, but perfect for our Lafite vertical. — 5 years ago

Jen

9.3

Only one bottle from hdh. Too bad. Very good! — 6 years ago

James K

9.6

Drinking with the coolest guy I’ve ever met @Paul K — 7 months ago

with J and Paul

Jay Kline

9.0

This was a well-stored example and the cork was in pretty great shape; extracted with the aid of a Durand. Opened about an hour before service and poured into a decanter. Enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1981 pours a garnet color with a slight orange-ish rim; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with mostly desiccated notes of dark and red fruit: red currants, confected cherry, organic earth, mushroom, leather, eucalyptus, baking spice. Umami AF. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin and medium acid. While showing its age, this is very much alive. The entire bottle was enjoyed by all. Drink now. — a year ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Nice minerality. Quite high toned acid. Pretty fruit if a bit shrill. From mag — 3 years ago

with stewart

Alexandre Pagliano

9.4

Dark rubi robe with a hint of brick color on the rim, nose of crushed flowers, cigar box, tobacco and blackcurrant, medium bodied, complex, elegant, fresh and balanced, ready to drink but will for sure last a fee decades more. Great bottle and we are happy we bought others :) — 4 years ago

with Adriana

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

Last of the 1981 bottles I bought for my dear wife’s birthday and I believe this was the best. The cork was in incredible condition, looked only a few years old - Ah So made easy work of it. After allowing it to warm a bit - caramel apple, some barnyard funk on the nose, plus an under layer of fresh green apple. Palate is beautifully balanced, no sign of fatigue at all - this #coteauxdulayon #cheninblanc could coast for ages it seems. Caramel and honey notes, fleshy texture, some lemon, piercing acidity cutting through that sweetness, and more fresh green apple underlaying the baked notes. This was a nice counterpoint to the Sauternes we had closer to her actual birthday and a compelling alternative. — 5 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.7

Beautiful garnet color with still some freshness. Mind blowing nose. If we didn’t catch this wine at it’s apogee I can’t imagine how much better I can get but fuck it was good — 5 years ago