The 1982 Lafleur is probably my favorite wine of the vintage, even if there are two or three wines that can rival it in quality, simply because it made such an impression on me when I first tasted it as a student. Today, from a perfect cellar where it has been stored since release, it remains extremely youthful; but it is also much more expressive than it was only six or seven years ago, offering up a singular bouquet of kirsch, sweet berries, licorice, orange zest, exotic spices and crushed mint. Full-bodied, satiny and sensual, it combines huge concentration with rare energy, exhibiting beautifully melted tannins and concluding with a long, pure finish. If I owned any bottles, and sadly I don't, I struggle to think of any circumstances in which I would willingly part with them.

這款 1982 年份的 Lafleur 葡萄酒，與 Mouton Rothschild ，Latour莊或者 La Mission Haut Brion 的葡萄酒相差無(wú)幾，至少在口感和品質(zhì)上讓我感覺(jué)如此，給了我無(wú)與倫比的快樂(lè)感受。這款葡萄酒尚屬年輕，在我的酒窖里卻已是為數(shù)不多。櫻桃利口酒和甘草帶來(lái)了非凡的強(qiáng)度和純度，以及卓越而豐富的口感，并帶給人厚實(shí)、香醇、新鮮的感覺(jué)，所有這些特質(zhì)只有通過(guò)親身品嘗后才能體會(huì)到其中的極致。這款酒的邊緣顯現(xiàn)出磚紅色，其濃縮、粘稠的質(zhì)地，香純口感與濃郁的果香味，無(wú)不表現(xiàn)出它的卓越。這是一款非比尋常的酒，和過(guò)去三十年間出產(chǎn)的任何酒品一樣，擁有某些 Pomerol 1947 年份酒款的傳奇品質(zhì)。適飲期：現(xiàn)在至2030 年。

This is a massive, Port-like wine with stunning potential. I have always underrated its greatness. They just don't make great Bordeaux like this anymore, or very seldom. Plenty of sweet berry, tobacco and olive aromas. Big and chewy, with masses of fruit and velvety tannins. Sweet fruit finish.--1982 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2000. -JS