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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.

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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    Palmer Port, 1982

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    Colheita Port, Douro
    Special Offer | Was £119 | Now £89

    This rare port-wine has been stored in seasoned oak casks since the 1982 harvest until it was bottled this year.

    Tasting Notes: The 1982 Port from Palmer Dark colour fading to red towards the edges of the glass. Hints of smoked wood and dark fruit. Good tearing on the glass. Refreshing on the tip of the tongue. A little hot on the palate, a little acidity. Raisins, caramel and a little vanilla. Long strong aftertaste with plenty of tannins. Makes a nice every day port. VWP 18.3.21


    Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
    Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position.
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    Price: $115.01 USD
    Stock: 54 in Stock

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    Ryst Dupeyron Armagnac, 1982

    Ryst Dupeyron Reserve Joseph Millesime vintage Armagnac
    50cl bottle

    This Armagnac Réserve Joseph vintage 1982 with an orange-copper color will be vanilla in the mouth. Its spicy aromas will reveal themselves magnificently in a balloon glass heated in the palm of your hand. It is an eau de vie with a persistent taste to be enjoyed as a digestive.

    The 1982 Dupeyron Armagnac is the expression of a single year and has a unique character associated with the year and the cask in which it has been stored. These vintages are bottled at the alcohol level in which they naturally come out of the cask. There is a wonderful contrast between the sweet and sour flavours of wood, amplified by the strong alcoholic degree.
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    Price: $115.01 USD
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    D'Oliveiras Madeira, 1982

    D'Oliveiras Boal Madeira

    Madeira is a complex, interesting wine and is made in virtually every vintage. Due to the unique estufagem aging process Madeira is one of the longest-lived wines and also improves for days after opening, but will keep, once opened, for a month and more in a decanter.

    Medium orange amber color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; appealing, light coffee, almond, reminiscent of Moroccan bastilla on the nose with a hint of passion fruit; tight, silky textured, tasty, balanced, rounded, tart orange, tart passion fruit palate with a vague sense of light salt; long finish.

    Try this medium-sweet Madeira with stews, lamb and game dishes with sweet elements and spices such as cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fennel.
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    Price: $192.54 USD
    Stock: 10 in Stock

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    Barbaresco, 1982

    Bersano

    Barbaresco is one of the great wines of Italy's north-western Piedmont region. This aristocratic red has its vineyards situated in the Langhe, on the right-hand side of the Tanaro river and extending from the area north-east of Alba to the communes of Barbaresco, Nieve and Treiso. The dominant variety grown is Nebbiolo, but Dolcetto and Barbera also play a part. The vines are generally grown on limestone-rich marl soils. similar to the Tortonium soils of the Barolo and La Morra areas in Barolo. Similar to its more famous sibling Barolo, Barbaresco is made from 100% Nebbiolo and shares its cult status as one of the finest wines in the world.
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    Price: $205.46 USD
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    Barbaresco, 1982

    Giacosa Donato - Vigneto Asili

    Barbaresco is one of the great wines of Italy's north-western Piedmont region. This aristocratic red has its vineyards situated in the Langhe, on the right-hand side of the Tanaro river and extending from the area north-east of Alba to the communes of Barbaresco, Nieve and Treiso. The dominant variety grown is Nebbiolo, but Dolcetto and Barbera also play a part. The vines are generally grown on limestone-rich marl soils. similar to the Tortonium soils of the Barolo and La Morra areas in Barolo. Similar to its more famous sibling Barolo, Barbaresco is made from 100% Nebbiolo and shares its cult status as one of the finest wines in the world.
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    Price: $166.70 USD
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    Barolo, 1982

    Fratelli Dogliani

    Barolo is known as the 'king of wines' and is made from the Nebbiolo grape. Heady aromas of rose, leather, vanilla, cherry, pepper, cranberry, strawberry. Fruits are perfectly knitted with the tannins and acidity. It's a powerful wine but remarkably subtle. Don't underestimate it and certainly serve it with food to show at it's best. Nebbiolo has naturally high tannins and acidity, so it will take on full-flavoured, rich foods no problem at all.
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    Price: $205.46 USD
    Stock: 2 in Stock

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    Cabernet, 1982

    di Pramaggiore, S. Osvaldo

    A classic red Italian wine made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape. The wine has aged to produce a garnet core with a clear rim. Lots of oak, leather and soft tannins remain.
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    Price: $76.24 USD
    Stock: 1 in Stock

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    Chateau Cos d'Estournel, 1982

    St Estephe, 2nd Growth Classification

    Review by Robert Parker... "A spectacular performance for this wine, Cos d'Estournel's 1982 exhibits a dark ruby/purple color with light pink at the rim. Sweet aromas of jammy black fruits intermixed with roasted espresso and vanillin jump from the glass of this young, concentrated, full-bodied, succulent effort. An opulent texture, low acidity, and splendidly pure, concentrated, blackberry and cassis fruit suggest this 1982 can be drunk now, or cellared for another 15-20 years. An awesome wine!" Wine Advocate, 2000


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    Price: $639.66 USD
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    Chateau d'Yquem, 1982

    Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classe
    Sweet White Wine
    Individual Yquem Wooden Case

    Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.

    92 Points, Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate, 26th Jun 2014

    Served from an ex-chateau bottle. Sauternes only produced two exceptional wines in 1982: Suduiraut and Yquem. Although I have encountered the 1982 Chateau d’Yquem on three occasions, this is the finest bottle. It was an early vintage, physiological ripeness reached on September 16. Rainfall interrupted the harvest that really could not start in earnest until November 2, for just four days. It has a lucid amber color, and a fully mature bouquet with mandarin and marmalade aromas that are pure and well-delineated.
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    Price: $704.27 USD
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    Chateau la Renaissance, 1982

    Pomerol
    Magnum 1.5L

    The 1982 Chateau la Renaissance is a complex, serious wine, very close to if not at peak drinking. Strong fruit still, but showing class Bordeaux secondary notes of leather, tobacco.
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    Price: $218.39 USD
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    Chateau Musar, 1982

    Bekaar Valley, Gaston Hochar

    The 1982 Musar is a blend of Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Carignan from this well-known and highly regarded Lebanese winery.

    "Brownish ruby. Nose: Animal, meaty, iron (these typical Musar notes seem milder, more balanced here compared to younger vintages) mixed with sweet black fruit and light herbal notes. Similar notes on the palate, round, tart, good structure. Clearer mushroom notes with time to breathe but not much further development. " Cellar Tracker Review Average 91 Points,

    Chateau Musar is often referred to as the Lafite of the Lebanon. Wine maker Gaston Hochar defied the odds producing a string of great wines during the Lebanon War.
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    Price: $283.00 USD
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    Chateau Musar, 1982

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    Bekaar Valley, Gaston Hochar
    Mid Shoulder Levels
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    The 1982 Musar is a blend of Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Carignan from this well-known and highly regarded Lebanese winery.

    "Brownish ruby. Nose: Animal, meaty, iron (these typical Musar notes seem milder, more balanced here compared to younger vintages) mixed with sweet black fruit and light herbal notes. Similar notes on the palate, round, tart, good structure. Clearer mushroom notes with time to breathe but not much further development. " Cellar Tracker Review Average 91 Points,

    Chateau Musar is often referred to as the Lafite of the Lebanon. Wine maker Gaston Hochar defied the odds producing a string of great wines during the Lebanon War.
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    Price: $161.53 USD
    Stock: 2 in Stock

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    Graham's, 1982


    Quinta dos Malvedos
    Grahams Special Library Release

    These bottle have been taken from Grahams' cellars in Oporto where they have been stored until 240 bottles were released in 2018. The bottles are in exceptional condition with each individually numbered.


    In undeclared years, its wine is bottled as Malvedos, which can be better than many Vintage Ports. The '82 is no exception; surprisingly rich and concentrated, with intense blackberry and plum-like flavours, fine balance and a tannic, long finish. Excellent quality and value". "An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character...classic wine..."

    In declared Vintage years the wines of Malvedos form the fundamental part of the blend which makes up Grahams Vintage Ports.
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    Price: $244.23 USD
    Stock: 2 in Stock

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    Gutturnio, 1982

    Albarola del Otto di Ancarano Vigevani

    This wine is blended from one of Italy's classic red-grape varieties, Barbera, and the lesser-known Croatina. Croatina is known locally by the synonym Bonarda, a title it shares with two other Bonarda grape varieties from various spots in northern Italy and even one from Argentina. The two permitted varieties are split roughly 60:40 respectively in the blends to create a relatively soft, well-rounded red wine with cherry-like aromas.
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    Price: $76.24 USD
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    Inferno, 1982

    Nera

    Inferno is one of five viticultural sub-zones specifically identified as producing Valtellina wines of particularly high quality: the other four are Grumello, Sassella, Maroggia and Valgella. Inferno means 'hell' in Italian, and refers to the slopes between Sondrio town and the village of Tresivio. Although DOC laws do not explain the origins of this name, it has been suggested that in summer the slopes here get noticeably hotter than the rest of the valley. Just across Sondrio to the west is Sassella, the finest of the Valtellina sub-zones.
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    Price: $60.67 USD
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    Madeira, 1982

    del Friuli, Podere del Sole - Savorgnano al Torre

    Very forward nose of leather and cherries, liquorice wild strawberries, ripe plums and pencil .The palate is very nice balance of sweet fruit and acidity
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    Price: $76.24 USD
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    Messias, 1982

    Colheita Port, Douro

    The extended barrel ageing has given this wine a complex fusion of dried fruit and cedar notes. On the palate the wine is smooth and full bodies with plenty nuts and sweet fruit on the palate, fine balance. A tremendous finish which goes on forever. There's no question about the quality on display here.


    Colheita Port Storage and Serving Advice:
    Colheita Port should be stored in a cool and dry place, sheltered from light and temperature fluctuations, and the bottle should remain in an upright position. If stored correctly, Colheita Ports will keep for decades in the bottle. Over time, it is natural that a little sediment will form at the bottom of a bottle of colheita Port wine.
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    Price: $161.53 USD
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    Messias, 1982

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    Quinta Do Cachao Vintage Port
    Clearance Offer | Was £119 | Now £75

    The 1982 Messias Vintage Port from the Quinta do Cachao estate is a beautifully mature Port with developed aromas of wild fruits, chocolate, dried fruits and nuts. These aromas follow through on the palate and lead up to a long persistent finish.




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    Price: $96.92 USD
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    Nebbiolo, 1982

    G.Troglia

    The Nebbiolo has a lovely earthy bouquet. The nose has cherries, dark cherries, tar and slight dried rose notes. Complex and layered. Nice acidity. Medium tannins still present. Cherries on the palate too. Nice finish. Great food wine. Nebbiolo is a fickle grape famed as much for its pale appearance as for its tannic character and produces some of the most perfumed and richly flavored wines. Though generally only medium-bodied, the wines possess rose and anise scented aromatics and deep flavors of cherry, orange peel and subtle green herb tones.
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    Price: $127.93 USD
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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: $1,156.55 USD
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    Ramos Pinto, 1982

    Vintage Port
    Library stock
    ***17/20 Points- Jancis Robinson.com***

    1982 was characterised by above average temperatures and an ample water supply, resulting in a long maturation. Containing about 70% Barroca, this vintage was made almost exclusively of grapes from Quinta da Ervamoira.

    The wine has discreet and generous aromas of violet, plum, chocolate and ripe fruit, with notes of wood and vanilla. Velvety in the mouth, with a smooth intensity. The wine is well balanced with a light dried prune flavour supported by ripe tannins. The wine will only improve with time.
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    Price: $166.70 USD
    Stock: 49 in Stock

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    Rioja, 1982

    Federico Paternina


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    Price: $89.16 USD
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    Sandeman, 1982

    Vintage Port

    “The 1982 will long be remembered for its rich colour and its intense grape aroma. It’s a firm, robust wine reminiscent of the 1966…”(David Sandeman). The 1982 Sandeman is now at its ideal moment of maturation showing great elegance and complexity. Very pleasant and at its optimum to be drunk.
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    Price: $153.78 USD
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    Souza Port, 1982

    Vintage Port

    This port wine from the good 1982 vintage has a pale garnet colour. The nose denotes intense and persistent aromas of red berries fruit such as black cherry, cherry macerated in alcohol and blueberry as well as an intense and pleasing aroma of violet and hints of vanilla and spices on the finish.
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    Price: $153.78 USD
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    Vino da Tavola, 1982

    Tenuta La Ghignona Colombini

    Ruby red with purplish highlights in colour, the wine presents fruity aromas of cherries and ripe red berry fruit well integrated with notes of black pepper and balsamic sensations of eucalyptus and mint. The palate is ample and supple, the finish and aftertaste fruity.
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    Price: $89.16 USD
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