1982 Chateau Magdelaine - 750ml
John Gilman - 96 points
The 1982 vintage of Magdelaine gets better and better every time I come back to it and this is probably going to end up being the greatest wine produced at this estate between the 1961 and the 1998. Today, the ’82 is wide open and revels in its sappy goodness, offering up a beautiful aromatic combination of sappy cassis and black cherries, menthol, a very complex base of chalky soil tones, cigar ash and a lovely, almost autumnal topnote of bonfires. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied and very plush on the attack, with a great core and stunning transparency for a 1982. The finish is very, very long, with modest tannins, excellent complexity and a sense of elegance and refinement that borders on First Growth quality. A stunning wine that is now entering its apogee. (2/2020)
96 points Wine Spectator
This has always been a gorgeous, sexy wine. Dark ruby-colored, with a slight garnet rim. Full-bodied, with loads of sweet fruit flavors and a lovely, long aftertaste of fresh fruit, floral, earth character. (11/1998)
Specifications
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Sub-Region | St Emilion |
| Classification | 1er GCC 'B' St Emilion |
| Vintage | 1982 |
| Grape | Merlot / Cabernet |
| Volume | 750ml |
| ABV | 13% |
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