Why was Lafite bought in 1982 so expensive?

With so many wines, why is Lafite the most famous? There are so many Lafite brands, why is the one from 1982 the most expensive?
Of course, Lafite's brand marketing and marketing are naturally the prerequisite for its popularity. Hong Kong films "Exile", "Young and Dangerous", "Singles" and "God of Gamblers" also contributed to Lafite 82's success. However, without all the hype, 1982 did have the "magical" power to push Lafite to the altar.

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1.What year is the wine from?
When it comes to the vintage of wine, the answer given by many people is "the year the wine was born." That being said, it is true, but it takes several years or even more than ten years for grapes to be harvested, brewed, and finally aged and bottled. When it comes to wine’s birthday, which year is it?
The vintage of a wine does represent its "age", but this age is what we often call the virtual age, which is the year in which the grapes were picked.
The reason why the vintage is so important is that on the one hand it represents the climate of that year and reflects the quality of the wine to a certain extent; on the other hand it also tells us that the wine has aged and whether it has reached its best drinking period.

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2. Why are there good years and bad years?
If the climate and environment are different every year, causing wine to have good and bad vintages, then why does vintage only exist in wine?
Wheat, soybeans, sorghum and other crops that are eaten every day, why do we never distinguish between years? This should start with some "twisted" rules of the old world of wine.
As we all know, the Old World of Wine has formulated a series of laws and regulations on grape growing and wine making in order to respect local conditions and the characteristics of the production areas.
In order to faithfully reflect the weather conditions of each year, even in years when the climate is very unsatisfactory, wineries are never allowed to improve the quality of grapes through artificial means. In this way, the growth of grapes each year can only be "determined by fate." In this kind of system where everything depends on the weather, the good years begin to seem precious.
Take the famous year 1982 as an example. Bordeaux has perfect climate conditions for grape ripening this year - the summer is hot but not dry, which makes the grapes ripen very well; the harvest season is sunny and rainless, ensuring that the grapes can be harvested in the best condition. In this way, 1982 became Bordeaux's "vintage of the century" in the past 50 years, and it is reasonable to sell it at a high price.

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