Palate
The grapes were extremely ripe, with low acidity and soft, fine tannins. Today, the wines are silky, with a lot of fruity flavors. They possess all of the qualities of long-aging wines. Château Palmer’s terroir and style are fully expressed with this vintage.
Growing Conditions
An exceptional vintage. Not only at Château Palmer, but across the Bordeaux region. At the heart of this success, unique weather conditions throughout the year, which created an early but abundant harvest.
1982 is a highly respected vintage at Château Palmer. 1982 is one of Bordeaux’s greatest vintages. The climatic conditions were exceptionally favorable throughout the year. The winter season was abnormally beautiful and mild, resulting in early budding as of March 16th. Early April, the mornings were chilly and frost was feared. Luckily, the vineyard did not suffer and the vines started to grow rapidly as from 17th, a hot and dry day. This exceptional phase continued on throughout the rest of the year. Whilst the vines continued to make great progress, the lack of water began to be catastrophic for other crops. The first flowers were observed around May 27th. Flowering took place in excellent conditions, up until June 14th. Temperatures sore in July and the véraison started on the 25th. However, we did hope for a little rain as the vines were starting to show signs of suffering from such excessive dryness. Fortunately, the month of August brought rain, which hastened the ripening process and encouraged the growth of the berries. The vines were beautiful and a plentiful harvest
was predicted.
Harvest
Picking began on September 15th at Château Palmer in remarkable and rare conditions.
Winemaking
Once in the vats, the grapes were extremely ripe, with low acidity and supple, fine tannins.
