1982 Lynch Bages

5 Feb 2010: Chinese New Year Day 3.  After enjoying the first episode of the first series of "Downton Abbey" over a glass of Krug Rosé, we settled down to a simple supper.  Richard cooked steak for himself and I made sausage pasta for me.  We did share a bottle of 1982 Lynch Bages though and what a glorious wine it was.  This bottle was from a case that Richard had purchased en primeur and that was stored in the UK until shipment to HK about 2 months ago.  Deep ruby colour.  Heady bouquet of violet, blueberry, blackcurrant and blackberry preseve, cedar, tobacco, dried figs, dark chocolate and roasted coffee.  Well-balanced, richly textured, with a finish that lasted almost a minute long. A fine example that epitomises Pauillac at its best: very blackcurant, powerful, opulent, and concentrated. Drinking at peak now and for another 15+ years.  18/20