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Bid on this bottle of 1982 Cheval Blanc, St-Emilion (96JG, 96JS, 96ST, 96WS, 94JD, 92RP). James Suckling: "I have tasted this wine at least four or five times in the last two months and it is clearly classic. Some can be a little austere and thin though. This bottle was gorgeous with such pure and bright fruit. It showed aromas of dried cherries and mushrooms that turn to sliced ripe plums. It’s full with round and ripe tannins, and a long, long finish." (03/2012)
This lot contains the following items:
1982 Cheval Blanc, St-Emilion (qty: 1)
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1982 Cheval Blanc, St-Emilion (750 ml)Quantity: 1Provenance: Purchased upon release and stored in the custom built wine cellar of a Los Angelese based collector and repeat consignor with K&L Auctions. Pulled directly from the cellar by K&L Auctions.Fill level: Very High ShoulderLabel condition: Lightly Scuffed LabelTasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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James Suckling
96
I have tasted this wine at least four or five times in the last two months and it is clearly classic. Some can be a little austere and thin though. This bottle was gorgeous with such pure and bright fruit. It showed aromas of dried cherries and mushrooms that turn to sliced ripe plums. It’s full with round and ripe tannins, and a long, long finish.
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John Gilman
96
The bouquet is unmistakably Cheval, with scents of black cherries, bell pepper, dark chocolate, menthol, tobacco, herbs, espresso and vanillin oak wafting from the glass. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep, black fruity, and totally dense at the center, with excellent structure and delineation, great length and grip, and a fair bit of ripe, well-integrated tannin framing the finish. This is very elegant and only medium-full on the palate today (in notable contrast to its thick, luxurious and voluptuous youth), with great depth now buttoned up quite tightly at the core. 96+
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Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
96
Amber-tinged red; based on other bottles I have tried, the color of this particular bottle seems slightly more evolved than usual. Penetrating aromas of strawberry jam, raspberry, red cherry, orange peel, flowers and minerals. Enters bright, dense and linear, with very pure flavors of red cherry, citrus, minerals, marzipan and subtle herbs. Finishes very long and pure, with a strong peppery note, a lingering coffee nuance, and chewy, mounting tannins. Complex and multilayered, this is a very impressive wine, magically combining fleshy depth and pure aromas and flavors without being overripe or heavy. (ID)
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Wine Spectator
96
All in harmony. Deserves its reputation. Dark ruby. Smoke, black truffle, berry and cherry. Full-bodied, velvety and fine. (JS)
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Jeb Dunnuck
94
Mature red and black fruits, cedary spices, leather, flowers and dried flowers all flow to a sweetly fruited, sexy, open knit and ready to go wine that has resolved tannin and a good finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
92
During its first 10-12 years of life, this was a perfect wine, but it now seems to be in a stage where the fruit is still present, but the previous exuberance and intensity have faded slightly. There is plenty of amber at the edge, and this medium to full-bodied wine shows notes of menthol, cedar, spice box, plums, and black cherries. (RP)
Ratings: JS: 96 JG: 96 ST: 96 WS: 96 JD: 94 RP: 92
