Was headed to the Toronto Maple Leafs game on Tuesday night and needed something to drink before the game. Was pretty excited to see my father drop this on the table to sip and enjoy for and hour and a half before puck drop. A comeback 5-4 win in overtime was a great finishing touch of the evening. The wine wasn’t too shabby either, as you can see.
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1982 Château Lynch-Bages - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (1/17/2023)
From a pristine source that had cellared it since release, this is just gorgeous, classic warm vintage Bordeaux at its finest. Medium ruby with light bricking. Aromas are of violets, gravel, celery seed, cassis, plum, black cherry, and tobacco leaf. The palate is super silky entering on cassis and plum. Acid is medium and tannin is medium minus. Loads of violets, plum and gravel round out the finish. All in all this is incredibly fresh, balancing the abundant, yet optimally ripe fruit against lovely secondary notes. Not much in the way of tertiary notes on this bottle. Everything about this experience belies the true age of this wine. If tasted blind I expect I'd guess 96, 99, 01 or 04 as this is just in wonderful condition with a long life ahead of it. (94 points)