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1982 Wine and Port Vintage

Vintage Summary and Recommendations:

1982 Wine and Port

A short summary of the fabulous 1982 Vintage with our top recommendations


Welcome to Vintage Wine and Port's 1982 wine page. Read on for our summary of the 1982 vintage, our top recommendations and region reports. Scroll down to see all of our wines currently available. If you cannot find what you are looking for please call us on 01425 837177 or Contact Us. We would love to help you with your wine choice!

The 1982 vintage produced some of the finest wines of the 20th century, with exceptional quality in Bordeaux, the Douro Valley, and various regions of Italy. These wines are highly sought after by collectors and connoisseurs as they are drinking well and continue to command high prices. Any of these wines would make a fabulous 43 year old wine gift for an Anniversary or birthday.


Our Wine Expert currently recommends the following wines for this year:

  • Messias 1982 Quinta Do Cachao Vintage Port.
  • 1982 Chateau Cos D'Estournel 2nd Growth Classification.
  • Nebbiolo, Italy 1982,
  • DOliveiras Madeira 1982 Boal.
  • Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac 1982.



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    Bordeaux: The 1982 was an outstanding wine vintage that produced some of the most complex profound Bordeaux wines since 1961. Great weather made this vintage a success - harvests were boosted by a September heat-wave, the result of which was super-ripe grapes, both in respect of sugar content and physiology. The lesser wines from the St Emilion, Graves, Pomerol and Margaux regions are now fully mature. The heavyweight wines from these regions and St Julien, Pauillac are evolving slowly and will continue to do so for years to come.
     
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    Italian: 1982 was a tremendous vintage for big, rich and fruity Barolo and Barbaresco wines. The grapes were in superb condition for an early harvest and, thanks to the wonderful summer, the crop was large as well as very healthy. Wines from Tuscany such as Chianti or Brunello were also in fine form producing ripe, flavoursome, well-balanced wines.
     
    Portugal: 1982 was a good Port Vintage, with elegant and aromatic wines. Although a few Houses declared the Vintage, most made Quinta wines.

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    Nobile di Montepulciano, 1982

    Sanguinetti - Riserva

    Clearance Offer | Was £79 Special Offer £45

    1982 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – Sanguinetti, Riserva (Tuscany, Italy)

    A fully mature, classically styled Nobile Riserva that prizes perfume and savoury finesse. Brick-garnet with a tawny rim, it opens on dried cherry and amarena, rose petal and cedar, with sweet tobacco, leather and hints of orange peel and black tea. The palate is mid-weight and silken: lively, old-school acidity carries savoury red-cherry fruit, dried herbs and a gentle balsamic note; tannins are fine and resolved. The finish is long and tapering with cherry skin, cedar spice and dried flowers.

    Producer note: Sanguinetti’s Riserva selections lean on Prugnolo Gentile (Sangiovese) from well-exposed Montepulciano hillsides,
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    Nobile di Montepulciano, 1982

    Luigi Cecchi
    Clearance Offer | Was £79 Special Offer £39

    Nobile di Montepulciano is a red wine with a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montepulciano, Italy. The wine is made primarily from the Sangiovese grape varietal (known locally as Prugnolo gentile) (minimum 70%), blended with Canaiolo Nero (10%–20%) and small amounts of other local varieties such as Mammolo. The wine is aged for 2 years (at least 1 year in oak barrels); three years if it is a riserva.
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    Paradiso, 1982

    Enologica Valtelinese - RARE BIG BOTTLE OF 5 Liters

    Valtellina is one of Italy’s most dramatic wine regions, located in Lombardy, the vineyards are located on steep mountains. The principal grape variety is Chiavennasca (the local name for Piedmont’s Nebbiolo and an Italian grape varietal that has been cultivated since medieval times here). The DOCG wines are generally comprised of at least 90% Chiavennasca and then blended with other quality local grapes like Brugnola, Rossola, Pignola. Then there is a DOC Valtellina Rosso (also called Rosso di Valtellina DOC) which requires at least 80% of the blend be Chiavennasca and does not have minimum ageing requirements.
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    Price: £499.00
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    Penfolds Grange, 1982

    Penfolds Grange Bin 95

    1982 Penfolds Grange
    A classic from Australia's most iconic wine label, the 1982 Penfolds Grange is a vintage that has matured into graceful complexity, reflecting the hallmark power, structure, and longevity of Grange. Made predominantly from Shiraz with a small component of Cabernet Sauvignon, it was aged in American oak hogsheads, as per tradition.

    Tasting Notes:
    Now over 40 years old, this vintage displays a deep garnet core with a fading rim. The bouquet is savoury and evolved, offering layers of dried blackberry, leather, roasted meats, espresso, and earthy spice. On the palate, it is mellow and textured, with softened tannins and aged fruit giving way to notes of dark chocolate, tobacco, and oak resin.
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    Price: £495.00
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    Quinta do Noval Nacional, 1982

    Quinta do Noval Nacional

    86/100 Wine Spectator
    90/100 Wine Doctor

    Noval is particularly famous for its Nacional, a Port produced in some years only from a 2 hectare parcel at the heart of the Noval vineyard where ungrafted vines survive. This is remarkable, because phylloxera, the root munching aphid that necessitates grafting vines onto resistant American rootstock, is endemic in the Douro

    "This a gloriously wild, rich, sensual port with a rich spicy nose and flavour and a sweet, full glorious length and aftertaste" Drink now - 2033. M Broadbent *****

    "Pale cherry colour. Evolved spicy, earthy nose with dusty, herby notes.
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    Price: £895.00
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    Quinta do Noval Nacional, 1982

    Quinta do Noval Nacional

    The 1982 Quinta do Noval Nacional Vintage Port is a legendary wine from one of the most revered producers in the Douro Valley. Quinta do Noval's "Nacional" bottling is particularly special, as it comes from a tiny plot of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines, producing wines of unparalleled intensity and rarity.

    Vintage Overview
    1982 Port Vintage: While not widely declared as a "classic vintage," 1982 was a solid year with warm, favorable weather. Many ports from this vintage are noted for their elegance and approachability. For Quinta do Noval Nacional, the exceptional quality of the vineyard often transcends the overall vintage conditions, making it a standout regardless of the broader year.
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    Price: £895.00
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    Ramos Pinto, 1982

    Vintage Port
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    1982 Ramos Pinto – Vintage Port (Douro, Portugal)

    A beautifully mellow, fully mature Vintage Port from one of the Douro’s classic houses. In the glass it shows deep garnet fading to tawny at the rim. The nose is complex and inviting: dried fig and date, black cherry liqueur and plum compote, orange peel, cocoa, coffee bean and warm spice, with a subtle eucalyptus/menthol lift and polished old-oak tones.

    Silky and harmonious on the palate. Sweet blackberry and kirsch fold into caramelised nut, dark chocolate and baking spice; the spirit is well knit, acidity fresh, and the tannins now velvety and resolved.
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    Price: £119.00
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    Rosso di Montalcino, 1982

    Tenuta Il Poggione

    1982 Rosso di Montalcino – Tenuta Il Poggione (Tuscany, Italy)

    A rare, fully mature Rosso from one of Montalcino’s benchmark estates, showing the graceful, savoury side of long-aged Sangiovese Grosso. Brick-garnet with a broad tawny rim, it opens on dried cherry and cranberry, rose petal and violet, with cedar, leather and sweet tobacco, plus a hint of orange peel, black tea and gentle balsamic/underbrush. Mid-weight and silken on the palate: lively, old-school acidity carries red-cherry fruit, dried herbs and subtle porcini; tannins are fine and resolved, the finish tapering with cherry skin, cedar spice and dried flowers.
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    Price: £89.00
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    Taittinger, 1982

    Taittinger Artists Collection, Vintage Champagne, Masson Label

    Vintage & Artist Edition Background
    The 1982 André Masson is part of Taittinger’s Collection Series, a line of artist-edition Champagnes released only in outstanding vintages. This edition features a design by French surrealist André Masson, whose bold, abstract imagery makes the bottle as collectible as the wine itself. The Champagne inside is crafted from Grand Cru vineyards and showcases Taittinger’s hallmark finesse and precision.

    Blend & Style
    The wine is composed of around 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, combining structure and richness with freshness and elegance. Long lees ageing adds depth and complexity, creating a Champagne that balances power with refinement.
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    Price: £365.00
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    Vino da Tavola, 1982

    Capanelle - Raffaella Rossetti
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    1982 Vino da Tavola – Capanelle / Raffaella Rossetti (Tuscany, Italy)

    A fully mature, old-school Tuscan red that favours perfume and savoury finesse over power. Brick-garnet with a broad tawny rim, it opens on dried cherry and amarena, rose petal, cedar and sweet tobacco, with hints of orange peel, tea leaf and a gentle balsamic/underbrush note. Mid-weight and silken on the palate: lively, old-world acidity carries savoury red-cherry fruit, dried herbs and subtle leather; tannins are fine and resolved. The finish is long and tapering with cherry skin, cedar spice and dried flowers.

    Producer note: Capanelle/Capannelle’s early Vino da Tavola bottlings from the 1980s sit in the “pre-IGT” super-Tuscan tradition—Sangiovese-led,
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    Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 1982

    Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classe

    Château Mouton Rothschild 1982

    Vintage & Background
    The 1982 vintage in Bordeaux is widely considered one of the great years for the Médoc, and Mouton Rothschild’s rendition is often mentioned among the best. That year brought warmth and excellent ripening, producing wines of opulence, depth, and outstanding aging potential. Mouton made full use of its Cabernet-dominated vineyards to craft a wine that combined richness with structure and the promise of long-term evolution.

    Appearance & Nose
    In the glass the wine shows a deep ruby-purple colour, with only slight evolution at the rim.
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    Price: £1,295.00
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