WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 1000; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1982 which is 904. The average score for Château Haut-Brion is 939, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Haut-Brion they use words like Fruit, Sweet, Full, Black, Tannins, Tannin, Deep, Complex, Richness, Long, Fruits, Pure, Ripe, Rich, Ruby. The 1982 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1982 but no other wine from Château Haut-Brion: Longevity, Capable, Smoked, Viscosity, Youthfulness, Cloak, Expansive, Comforting, Thrilling. The wine has been ready to drink for 27 years (since 1990) and should be consumed within the next 18 years (by 2035). It normally takes wines from Château Haut-Brion around 10 years to be ready to start drinking, and 21 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Latour 1995, Château Latour 2003, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Margaux 2006; but better value alternatives would be Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Les Forts de Latour 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very low value for money when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score, 80% of wines are better value.
Similar Wines from Nearby
Similar Wines from Other Regions
Prices & Deals for Château Haut-Brion 1982
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-31 |
gbp |
238 |