1982 Clos de Sarpe
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The 1982 Clos de Sarpe is clearly cut from a different cloth compared to vintages from the 1960s and 1970s. This has more fruit: mulberry, red plum and strawberry, smudged but with commendable presence. There are scents of clove and field mushrooms developing in the glass as secondary aromas take over. The palate is medium-bodied with bitter cherry and tobacco on the entry, the tannins drying a little with a mushroom-tinged, quite piecey finish that cuts away quickly. Drink soon.
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Wine Spectator
Neal Martin, Vinous
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Big and youthful, yet still a little rough. Dark-colored, almost inky. Full-bodied, very concentrated, with tobacco, dried cherry, mineral and berry flavors and a long, velvety, tannic finish.--1982 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2000.
About the producer
This small Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé estate is a FINE+RARE favourite. Run by Maylis Marcenat, the fourth generation of her family to do so, the 3.7-hectare vineyard has old vines and limestone soils, producing wines of incredible freshness and great ageability.