Chateau Petit Village - 1982 (750ml) Tokaj Proprietor Patrick Maroteaux continues to

Proprietor Patrick Maroteaux continues to ratchet up the quality level at this impeccably run St

An immediately captivating nose

this wine has a lush

I did not expect such a blockbuster effort from this St

substantial wine with undeniable complexity as well as richness

Chateau Petit Village - 1982 (750ml) Tokaj Proprietor Patrick Maroteaux continues toThis wine was so fragile when it was first released that I thought it had to be drunk in its first 10 12 years of life. It was exceptionally low in acidity, and had very sweet tannins, but the wine is still alive another testament to the mystery of how wines age, and that if there is good concentration, there may be more balance than one initially suspects. This chocolaty, exotic, almost New World style of wine has lost some of its ostentatiousness,