1982 Bordeaux Tasting - One of the Greatest Vintages in History Comes of Age

"Between 5/22/85 and 5/4/88, the French writer Jean-Paul Kauffmann was held chained and often blindfolded in a Beirut basement [by a] Shiite Muslim fundamentalist group. A lover of Bordeaux, Mr. Kauffmann recited daily the list of the 61 greatest chateaux drawn up in 1855. He strove to conjure up the aroma of a Chateau Margaux or a Leoville-Poyferre. Occasionally a small miracle would occur, and the scent of black currants and plum would permeate the dusty heat of Lebanon."

- Roger Cohen, "Ways of Doing Time," New York Times, 5/4/97

If I were ever in the same predicament where I could see myself doing something very similar to pass the time.  Even one day without wine is hard for me to imagine but to be in a situation where I had to go weeks may just do me in.  We drank more great wine in the last year than ever before in the history of Wine Watch.    

And when I got a few bottles of some of the best wines from this great vintage I immediately set them aside for this tasting so we can continue our scientific work here at Wine Watch to see just how these wines are drinking today.

If you invested in first growths from 1982 you would have paid around $50 per bottle for these wines upon release.  Today, we have the 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild on the table at a price of $1650.  The 1982 vintage was one of the best investments that you could have ever made in the world of fine wine. 

If you have these wines in your cellar today, they are drinking at or near their peak and we will be opening all the 1982 vintage Bordeaux that we have in the store this evening to get a cross section of how this vintage is showing right now.  This is serious scientific work that we are doing here at the Wine Watch and with a price of $995 a person for this event we could be considered a non-profit organization as well!

Chef Toni Lampasone will be making a special meal to accompany the tasting wines and there are only 10 spaces available for this event.  The fee is $995 + tax (or a bottle of vintage Bordeaux of equal value- That’s right I will take wine as payment for this event!!)  For reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.

1982 Bordeaux Once in a Lifetime Wine Tasting
One of the greatest vintages in Bordeaux now fully mature
Saturday, October 9th  
7 :30pm

1983 Chateau Margaux Margaux
1982 Chateau Cheval Blanc St. Emilion
1982 Château Certan De May Pomerol
1982 Château La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan
1982 Cos D’Estournel St. Estephe
1982 Château Pichon Comtesse De Lalande
1982 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac
1982 Château Latour Pauillac

 Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Salmon Carpaccio with Stilton Blue Cheese with Caper Vinaigrette
Beef Tenderloin Tartar with sundried tomato Caper remoulade
Crispy Duck confit with wild berry natural sauce
Bordeaux Bordeaux Canele Cakes with Pineapple Rum Sauce

We only have space for 10 tasters at this event.  The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $995 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.