Friday, January 17, 2014

Mouton Rothschild 1982 at Vidalia

The wine (see picture below) is remarkably youthful. The rim was showing some age but could've been a 2000 by its looks. Started out with blackberry and leather nose then began develop an almost Margaux like perfume of sweet black cherry and lavender and violet with a long sweet finish and some very soft tannin. It took maybe an hour for alcohol and acid to fully integrate with fruit, another lesson in the importance of letting the wine rest in the glass and savoring it over time to enjoy the changes and usually, improvement. The perfume aspect became more pronounced than with earlier '82 Moutons. Certainly the relative youth and staying power of this wine combine with its balance and classic Bordeaux flavor profile to merit its legendary status. 

Enjoyed this at dinner Thursday night January 16, 2014 before Max and Laura's wedding on 19th, at Vidalia in DC , still a consistently excellent restaurant and probably my all around favorite in this city


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