1982 was legendary for the wines of Bordeaux. It was more than just the "vintage of the century." Rather, it was the beginning of the modern era of wine. The conditions were perfect, the harvest plentiful, and the resulting wines: stupendous.

The 1982 Château Latour is quintessential Bordeaux-and quintessential Latour. With a lauded history dating back to the 14th century, Latour pairs its unique terrior in Pauillac at the heart of Médoc, with generations of vinicultural technique to produce remarkable vintages. But even among their great vintages, the 1982 stands out, and is now truly hitting its prime.

In a 2018 tasting, Vinious' Neal Martin awarded it 100 points, noting, "The 1982 Latour is just as composed and detailed as the finest bottles that I have encountered, bridled with captivating blackberry, graphite and cedar aromas that are brilliantly focused. [I]t is still regal and as blue-blooded as they come. The palate is ineffably graceful and chiselled down to the finest detail?The 1982 is a masterful, regal Latour and probably now the finest Left Bank exponent of this vintage." Robert Parker's Wine Advocate also awarded 100 points, noting in 2019 that it, "has a medium garnet-brick color and then pow!-it belts out powerful notes of star anise, dried roses, sandalwood and new leather with a core of kirsch, blackberry tart, dried mulberries and blackcurrant pastilles. Full-bodied, rich and spicy with bags of fruit and tons of savory fireworks, it finishes with epic persistence."