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Château Mouton-Rothschild 1982

Château Mouton-Rothschild, Bordeaux, France

Château Mouton-Rothschild
Bordeaux France
  • 99
    Points
  • The 247 best
    of 3 290 954
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  • 40 Pros of
    41 recommend
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  • Taste
  • Moment

  • Country ranking ?

    207

  • Producer ranking ?

    14

  • Decanting time

    3h

  • When to drink

    now to 2035

  • Food Pairing

    Roast Turkey with potatoes & apple stuffing & apple sauce

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A legend!

Parker 100 Points : If the 1985 continues to evolve easily and in a flattering manner, the 1982 continues to close down, preparing itself for an extraordinarily long life. The 1982 Mouton was one of the greatest, most impressively structured and richest young red wines I ever tasted from cask and during the first 4-5 years after bottling. Since then, the wine has continued to exhibit massive weight and richness, but the explosive ...

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The Story

Château Mouton Rothschild A Premier Cru Classé in 1973, Château Mouton Rothschild, owned by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, consists of 205 acres of vines near Pauillac, in the Médoc, North West of the city of Bordeaux. This Premier Cru benefits from exceptionally good natural conditions, both in the quality of the soil, the position of its vines and their exposure to the sun. It is regarded today as one of the world's greatest wine. 


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Wine Information

Climatic conditions at the Château / The winter of 1982 was unusually mild: temperatures in January, February and March were somewhat higher than average and there was less rainfall than usual. The vegetation cycle began rapidly, with budbreak for the three red grape varieties starting very evenly on 30 March. The warm weather continued in April and May, with some welcome rain in June.

Flowering took place between 30 May and 3 June dependin...

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Vintage 1982

The 1982 vintage in Bordeaux changed the wine world as well as changed my life. It was the first vintage I tasted from barrel as a young wine writer working for the American magazine The Wine Spectator, and I was amazed how gorgeous the quality of a young red could be from barrel.

I remember the first barrel samples I tasted during the summer of 1983 at Chateau Prieure-Lichine with the late wine author and vintner Alexis Lichine. The wines ...

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Average Bottle Price

2020 2019 2015 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2005
1 340€ -6.9% 1 439€ +32.5% 1 086€ -0.5% 1 092€ +4.7% 1 043€ -8.7% 1 142€ +15.7% 987€ -23.4% 1 289€ +9.4% 1 178€ +114.6% 549€

This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.

Tasting note

color

Full, Ruby red and Clear

ending

Long, Extensive and Lingering

flavors

Blackcurrant, Cigar-box, Toasty, Tobacco, Floral and Mint

nose

Complex, Refined, Ripe and Youthful

recommend

Yes

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Perfectly balanced, Complex, Concentrated, Developing, Medium-bodied, Aggressive, Vigor, Harmonious, Fresh, Dry and Silky tannins

Verdict

Outstanding and Masterpiece

Written Notes

The 1982 Mouton Rothschild is one of my other all-time faves from the vintage, but in a different way.  This wine has always been the wine I would want in 2050, God willing.  It is still such a tight wine.  There was great cigar box to its nose, but this was clearly a wine about structure.  There was some nut and carob here, and the Carolina Panther found ‘earth and mushrooms.’  The wine thickened in the glass, almost daring you to drink it over the next 24 hours (97+).

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  • 97p
The vintage 1982 is one of the most legendary for wine connoisseurs. It was not only the wine year of the decade, but also one of the century's best ones together with the vintages 1961, 1945, 1928 and 1900. The sunny and warm weather produced full, fruity and powerful wines throughout Bordeaux. Mouton-Rothschild 1982 / Gorgeous-looking bottle, and level by the neck. A deep, dark and rich colour. Beautifully developed complex bouquet with a hint of spices, smoked meat and jammy blackcurrants. This is a full-bodied, spicy and fruity wine with unaggressive tannins. The vividly acid, full taste is complemented by an intensive, silky mouth feel. This intense and well-balanced wine finished with more than a 90-second demonstration of sweet fruit and silky tannins. A great wine, which will last for many decades. Classic stuff!
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  • 99p

 Flamboyant, opulent and showy, this unique expression of Pauillac has hit its stride. It's powerful, yet refined, and with its it's non-stop display of perfectly, ripe currants, blackberries, cherry liqueur and array of Asian spices, this is a wine to marvel at its complexity, uniqueness of character, length and richness. Drink from 2023-2050.

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  • 99p

What an amazing red. It's so very youthful with toasted oak, light vanilla, and dark berries such as currants and blueberries. Then it turns to mint. This is so fresh and intensely fruity. It lasts for minutes on your palate with each sip. It is so powerful yet elegant. It will improve for hundreds of years. I would still leave it in my cellar for five or ten years. If you need to drink it, decant it three to four hours in advance.

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  • 100p

Glorious aromas. Dark ruby red. Wonderful perfumes of flowers, berry and lilac. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long and pretty finish. Balanced. Class in a glass. Just as I remember.

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  • 98p

bsolut perfekt war der immer noch so junge, kräftige 1982 Mouton Rothschild, diese moderne Wiedergeburt des legendären 1945 Mouton Rothschild. Ich Glücklicher durfte diese beiden Weine, die sich in der Aromatik sehr ähnelten und nur durchs Alter unterschieden, schon mehrfach vergleichen. Heute würde ich, bevor ich auf die Suche nach dem inzwischen ultrararen, sehr teuren 1945er ginge, stattdessen lieber 10 Flaschen des atemberaubenden WT100 1982ers kaufen. 

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  • 100p

The 1982 Mouton is gorgeous, with singed alder and juniper notes starting to strut their stuff, while the immense core of steeped red currant, blackberry and plum fruit continues to wait in reserve. A light sanguine thread weaves in on the back end, which is driven by a serious bolt of iron. Shows terrific grip, length and cut.

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  • 98p

Tasted from Riedel Sommelier Grand Cru Bordeaux, same bottle as the above. Ruby with thin brick rim. Where everything is put into its own drawer in the Vinum glass, in this one it’s more like a tapestry/ Gobelin where everything fits together seamlessly.  Delicate, layered, nuanced, refined, seductive, exotic, spices, dark fruits, tobacco, leather, cigars, figs, dates, cassis, blueberries, it's boring almost to name it all. On the palate, more precision, refined, elegant, tannins feel softer and smoother, again seamless and detailed, stunning, and thoroughly long. 100

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A classic served from bottles at the Versailles dinner.
More structured and less opulent than the 1990 in magnum that preceded it, it was hugely impressive and gave the impression of still having a glorious life ahead of it. Beautiful balance and the purest of classics yet with the intensity of Mouton.
Drink–2038
 

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  • 96p

Consistent notes. Fantastic nose of perfectly ripe fruit with grace and depth. Heaven on the palate with perfect integration of fruit and tannin, strong structure, richness, exceptional purity, depth and length. Wow. I guess this wine will easily keep until 2040!

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  • 100p

Time to get serious! A Parker 100 pointer and maybe the most heralded wine of the vintage. Good color and concentration in the glass, a fairly faint nose of leather, dried flowers and spices. Flavors of cassis and berry jump out, with some earthy elements in the background, there is noticeable acidity which keeps the wine lively at first, but seems to contribute to a thinning on the finish. I guess I expected more… richness, flavor, ripeness- something. It may be that my expectations were too hyped; if I tasted it blind, I might have been a less demanding critic. But as it was, I give it a 90.

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  • 90p
Mouton-Rothschild was not far behind the La Mission Haut-Brion, in a more dense, concentrated style. Muscular and masculin, perfect tannin, thick layers of black fruit. Monumental.
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  • 97p
1982 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, Bordeaux, France D1,5h, G2h (Gothenburg, Sweden, Okt 2012) Wide open nose with exceptionally charming and complex nose filled with dark fruit, black currant, plums, coffee, chcocolate and tobacco. Grew even bigger with air in the glass. Perfect Bordeaux nose! Fullbodied with rich, sweet, dark fruit and spicy components of coffee and chocolate. The big but super silky tannins gives this wine a perfect hedonistic balance and it’s delicous, powerfull but elegant and refined at the same time. It’s big but with perfect balance and very very long finish. Still young. Drink now-2032+ 98+p.
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Information

Origin

Pauillac, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Extraordinary

Value For Money

Best buy

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

Drinking temperature

17

Inside Information

The vintage 1982 is one of the most legendary for wine connoisseurs. It was not only the wine year of the decade, but also one of the century's best ones together with the vintages 1961, 1945, 1928 and 1900. The sunny and warm weather produced full, fruity and powerful wines throughout Bordeaux.

Gorgeous-looking bottle, and level by the neck. A deep, dark and rich colour. Beautifully developed complex bouquet with a hint of spices, smoked meat and jammy blackcurrants. This is a full-bodied, spicy and fruity wine with unaggressive tannins. The vividly acid, full taste is complemented by an intensive, silky mouth feel. This intense and well-balanced wine finished with more than a 90-second demonstration of sweet fruit and silky tannins. A great wine, which will last for many decades. Classic stuff!

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