1982 Bordeaux Wine Tasting Featuring all Five First Growths from the Left Bank

"You know, the day you open a '61 Cheval Blanc … that's the special occasion."

Maya (advising Miles against being overly fussy about when he will drink a vintage Bordeaux wine he owns): Sideways

At Wine Watch we think that every day above ground is a special occasion that’s why we have so many “Once in Lifetime” tastings!

"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, 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.

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 Lafite Rothschild for sale on this offering at a price of $2999.00.    The 1982 vintage was one of the best investments that you could have ever made in the world of fine wine and we are drinking some great wines tonight from 1982.  As I always say- “we are doing scientific work with wine here at the Wine Watch”.  This is considered by many to be one of the greatest vintages in Bordeaux’s history and it made wine critic Robert Parker Jr. famous as he was one of the only people at that time that waxed poetic about the young wines. 

If you have these wines in your cellar today they are drinking at or near their peak and we will be opening ten wines from the 1982 vintage tonight.  Many of the lesser wines are past their peak to day but the top wines are still drinking beautifully and we have an amazing selection of classified growth Bordeaux on the table tonight. 

The fee for this tasting is less than the price of several of the wines on the table tonight and there are only 12 spaces available.  Chefs Toni and Dani will be making a special meal to accompany the tasting wines and the fee for this event which includes dinner is $1595 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.

1982 Vintage Bordeaux Wine Tasting

Featuring all 5 First Growths of the Left Bank

Saturday, February 7^th

7:30pm

NV Champagne Barons de Rothschild Rose Ritz Reserve Brut

1982 Chateau L’Enclos Pomerol

1982 Chateau Haut Brion Pessac Leognan

1982 Chateau D’Angludet, Margaux

1982 Chateau Margaux Margaux

1982 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac

1982 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac

1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 

1982 Chateau Latour Pauillac

1982 Chateau Mouton Rothchild Pauillac

1982 Chateau Montrose St Estephe

1980 Chateau D’Yquem Sauternes

Menu

Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie

French Onion Soup

Beef Tartar  Served Over Bone Marrow with Truffle Aioli and Whole Wheat Toast

Seared Duck Breast with Currant Bordeaux Demi Glaze and Truffle Fries

Lemon Meringue Pie

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $1595.00 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservation if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.