1982 Chateau Mouton Pauillac

[winecollector]

I opened an 82' St Emilion a year ago, and found it still on the young side. The Pauillac wines such as your Mouton from '82 are supposed to be drinkable now, but should likely improve with age. Source- Oz Clarke's Guide to Wine.

Since you indicate you have several bottles of it, I would recommend opening one, and seeing for yourself where it's at on the wine time-line.

Foodie- I was wondering....the 82's you say you recently tasted that were faded, do you remember which ones they were? I'm curious to know, since the claim has been made by many in the wine biz that 82' was one of the top years for Bordeaux in the century- right up there with '45 & '61. Also, any idea if they were properly stored (if not your own wines)? I've got an '82 Pomerol, Clos Rene, that I'm beginning to worry if I kept it too long.

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