1982 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bottle (750ml)
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94RP94VM
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerVM = Vinous Media
- Rating
- RP94/VM94
- Producer
- Laville Haut Brion
- Vintage
- 1982
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac-Leognan
- Country
- France
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- Type
- Still
- Color
- White
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Product Description
RP94 "The 1982 Laville-Haut-Brion Blanc is a superb wine that unfurls slowly in the decanter and glass to reveal a complex bouquet of waxy citrus and orchard fruits mingled with hints of lanolin, marzipan, vanilla pod, petrol and dried white flowers. Full-bodied, layered and textural, it's dense and concentrated, with bright acids, chalky structure and a long, bone-dry finish, it's a wine that has gone from strength to strength over the last decade." WK for TWA Feb 2022
VM94 "The 1982 Laville Haut-Brion is a vintage that by chance, has been opened two or three times in recent months. I am not going to complain! Just as I expected, there was no point approaching the glass for the first few hours or so. Recalcitrantly offering little on the nose, the 1982 then (as in the past suddenly) changes its mind and offers wonderful lanolin, honeysuckle and Mirabelle scents that just seem to “curl” themselves around your senses. The palate is very well balanced, this example not quite as weighty as previous ones, yet it exudes precision on the almost Rhône-like finish. Maybe the 1982 is the best vintage of the decade? Tasted at a white Bordeaux-themed private dinner in London." NM for VM Jul 2018
VM94 "The 1982 Laville Haut-Brion is a vintage that by chance, has been opened two or three times in recent months. I am not going to complain! Just as I expected, there was no point approaching the glass for the first few hours or so. Recalcitrantly offering little on the nose, the 1982 then (as in the past suddenly) changes its mind and offers wonderful lanolin, honeysuckle and Mirabelle scents that just seem to “curl” themselves around your senses. The palate is very well balanced, this example not quite as weighty as previous ones, yet it exudes precision on the almost Rhône-like finish. Maybe the 1982 is the best vintage of the decade? Tasted at a white Bordeaux-themed private dinner in London." NM for VM Jul 2018