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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 9/7/2021 & rated 97 points: Offering a far stronger showing than the last bottle of 37 Yquem, this example displays much more complexity. This bottle offers what is arguably the essence of any great sweet wine - superb tension, both between sweetness and acid as well as between tertiary flavors and freshness. With a nose full of rough cut marmalade, citrus, brioche, mushroom, and almond, it’s hard to put the glass down. (3241 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 8/10/2021 & rated 89 points: I really wanted to love this - particularly after finding out what it was - but I didn’t find much complexity here. This does offer treacle, apricot, and a slightly brûléed note which is quite pleasant, transitioning to a fine, lingering sweetness on the finish. (2820 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 12/28/2020 & rated 95 points: The nose mirrors the dark amber color of this particular bottle, with an intense nose of rough-cut marmalade, creme brulee crust, toffee, ginger snap, and sultana. Zippy acidity and lush textures make this a pleasure to drink. (3713 views) | | | Tasted by CamWheeler on 6/23/2019 & rated 95 points: SLDS at Quay: Caramel coloured. Coffee, earth, creme brulee, apricot, coconut and mandarin on the nose. The palate shows off toffee sweetness, but maintains its drive beautifully. Truly excellent wine with many years left based on this bottle. (3580 views) | | | Tasted by Vmaster007 on 5/12/2018 & rated 99 points: Quelle chance de pouvoir goûter à ce vin. Le niveau est encore beau et la couleur est devenue ambrée. Le bouchon était encore en bonne forme et fut relativement facile à enlever. Le nez est sublime et nous permet de nous transcender dans un autre monde tant il est expressif. Des notes de marmelade, de caramel, de crème brûlée, de coconut. Il est encore très vivant et a beaucoup de matière. Cette bouteille aurait facilement pu se rendre jusqu’à son 100ième anniversaire. Un grand moment. (4619 views) | | | Tasted by tinybubbles on 5/13/2017 & rated 96 points: Sweet dark fig. Great wine, but a little more sweetness and a little less complexity than I want from a Yquem this age. (4672 views) | | | Tasted by Dave Canada on 12/3/2016 & rated 97 points: The Fifteenth Annual Stonefields Wine Tasting Dinner for Charity (Guelph, Ontario, Canada): Deep Amber colour
Nose is explosive....orange marmalade, sticky toffee pudding, orange rind, creme brûlée, candied flowers, earth and and subtle note of cocoa.
Palate is so unctuous...orange marmalade, burnt brûlée, roasted buts, asian spice, honey, orange toffee, cocoa and a hundred other flavours.
Finish is long, lush, and expansive. Stunning wine. (6424 views) | | | Tasted by aquacongas on 7/12/2016 & rated 100 points: Wine Monuments Man Chapter 1 (Berens am Kai 1 star Restaurant): It was the WOTN. It was the most amazing wine I've ever had.
A perfect bottle of my friend Thomas Helling. All words can't describe the feeling. We had it together with foie gras, cheese and dessert. Fantastic in all ways. It was all the time a giant but with such a balanced acidity. Always fresh with never ending finish.
Malt, nougat, bittersweet chocolate, dried fruits as figs, dates, apricot and peaches, brioche, bread crust, some sea salt, herbals and always some citrus, alcohol perfectly integrated, will survive at least 30 more years (7223 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 11/9/2015 & rated 98 points: Amber in color, the perfume is striking with its crème brulee, orange, caramel, floral, butterscotch, earth, honey, cocoa and hint of chocolate. Concentrated, sweet, fresh, lush, silky and deep, the wine is rich, sweet, long and still delivering its voluptuous goods at close to 80 years of age. The finish keeps on going. Amazingly, 3 days later, the empty bottle was still serving up the same intoxicating nose. (7079 views) | | | Tasted by G_H on 5/3/2015 & rated 99 points: Richter Raritäten Degu Volume III (Restaurant Farnsburg, Switzerland): Mamma mia, this is good!
Rum, creme brulee, candied sugar, black tea. This is soooo rich and soooo opulent. It just doesn't quit. An amazing wine! He only thing that kept it off the 100 mark was that the nose was just shy of the experience in the palate. (6707 views) | | | Tasted by misterstarre on 2/6/2015 & rated 97 points: As the wine warmed out of its chilly pouring temperature, hints of weak coffee, caramel, honey, and pollen wafted out of the glass, each inserting a complex element over the primary scent of what I must describe as eucalyptus tea. That eucalyptus-tea note carried through as the first taste as my sip spread across my mouth and up through my sinuses. Orange marmalade and popsicle sticks resonated through the mid-palate, which faded to more subtle honey and toasted nut flavors. On the finish, orange blossom lingered along with something herbal, like sage. So complex and so pleasant. Easy to enjoy, yet difficult to understand. My final impression was my sense of time and the history of a bottle that must have been just bottled when Germany invaded France. A remarkable wine and a remarkable experience. (3999 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_lvr on 6/26/2013 flawed bottle: Legendary Château D'Yquem Tasting * 1893 - 1983 * (Old Swiss House, Lucerne, Switzerland): Wow! Finally I had the legendary D'Yquem 1937 in my glass! The wine was very young looking one would never think it is a 75 year old wine.
At the tasting there were a few people very familiar with this wine and they suspected this to be a questionable bottle as the color and the flavors of the wine just did not match. The cork was branded '1937' but this bottle was purchased at an auction, so the provenance is not fully known. The wine was still great at 94pts but unlikely a 1937 D'Yquem. (7606 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 12/20/2012 & rated 100 points: With a deep copper hue, the aromatics are explosive! Chocolate, coffee, crème brulee, orange, caramel, flowers, spice, butterscotch, earth and cocoa are revealed. Silky, velvet drenched layers of orange coated with cocoa and chocolate remain on the palate for well over 60 seconds. Chateau d’Yquem is expensive and some consumers feel when compared to other Sauternes, Chateau d’Yquem is not worth the difference in price. That is because they have never experienced a fully mature vintage of Chateau d’Yquem. At 75 years of age, this wine is still going to improve for another 25-50 or even 75 more years! (8630 views) | | | Tasted by dougie on 4/13/2008 & rated 99 points: Wow! The best sauterne I have drank. It was dark, but a see through amber. IT was very complex at the beginning, but not sweet enough for the other two who I drank it with; I thought it was sweet enough though. But, after opening up for an hour, it did become more syrupy and rich. The flavors kept evolving over the two hours we drank it. Extremely complex and smooth. Amazing. (6570 views) |
| Château d'Yquem Producer website - Read more about Chateau d’Yquem
Château d’Yquem had been in the hands of Lur Saluces family from 1785 to 1997. After several years of legal controversies, caused by disagreements within Lur Saluces family, mode giant LVMH (Louis Vutton, Moët Hennesy and Château Cheval Blanc) gained majority of shares in d’Yquem in 1997, when Count Alexandre de Lur Saluces sold his shares to LVMH. He did however continue as manager of d’Yquem, according to agreement with the new owner. This changed radically in May 2004, when he retired and was replaced him with Pierre Lurton, already manager at Cheval Blanc. The latest vintages of d'Yquem conform very convincing, that Pierre Lurton has greatly succeeded to maintain d'Yquem's fantastic quality.
This property is beautifully placed at hilltop in Sauternes commune, with its 103 ha big vineyard (clay and gravel on the surface and lime stones in the subsoil), planted with 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc. The average age of vines is 27 years and the yield does not exceed 10 hl/ha. The wine matures for 3.5 years in new barrels. Neither chaptalisation nor other techniques, which increase sugar content in grape must, are allowed. D’Yquem is one of the very few properties in the district, to use both semi-botrytised and fully botrytised grapes for the wine, in order to have enough acidity to balance sweetness.
D’Yquem is made without any compromises and consideration whatsoever about production costs - pickers are on constant alert for 1.5-2 months, and do many picking rounds in the vineyard. Often, the amount of these rounds is double or triple, compared to how many rounds other classified properties perform in the district. Here, we have the king of Sauternes & Barsac, world’s most expensive and most demanded dessert wine, which has an enormous keeping potential (50 years+). At its best, this wine possesses a purely exceptional botrytis, enormous concentration and such a nuance-richness, which makes you speechless.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanSauternes Le Grand Crus Classés de Sauternes et Barsac 1855 (Crus Classés de Sauternes et Barsac) - Read more about Sauternes, Barsac and its wines
– Read more about the 1855 Sauternes Barsac Classification
Forty kilometres south of Bordeaux, Sauternes is an AOC that includes together 5 communes, including Barsac. For centuries, humans have been patiently learning to master this region's climate, soils and grape varieties. But Mother Nature did a good job laying the foundation. The Sauternes terroir is distinguished by a geological predisposition to gravel and pebbles that cover limestone streaked with veins of clay. In the communes of Fargues and Sauternes, a layer of hardpan (iron-oxide cemented sand) in which vines flourish can be found. The vineyards at the highest elevations and farthest from the river have the best terroirs and produce the majority of the Crus Classés, including the monumental Château Yquem.Sauternes wines are made from Sémillon (80% of vines planted) and Sauvignon (15%) grapes. A bit of Muscadelle occasionally is used to give the wines an untamed touch. Sauternes have an "aged gold" colour that is denser and darker than other dessert wines. When they age, they develop a stunning amber colour. The nose has aromas of flowers and fruit that melt together to create a bouquet of remarkable complexity and balance. The primary aromas include almond, quince, mango, pineapple, stewed peach, dried apricot and passion fruit. There are also floral notes, with touches of linden, acacia, mimosa and honeysuckle. And as is typical with Sémillon, there are also notes of beeswax, almond and hazelnut. In the mouth, Sauternes wines have a powerful style that is viscous but extremely elegant. Its strong sweetness is captivating. Finally, its aromatic finish is something that simply must be experienced.
2013 Vintage Notes:
"the extractive ratios in th[is] year are in the phenomenal range and there's ripeness/botrytis to cover two treks around the globe [...] so appealing is the immediacy of the wines. Many can be enjoyed now for their sheer joy and delicious nature. [Some] should also age" - Jon Rimmerman
2014 Vintage Notes:
"a golden vintage for Sauternes. It may not have the depth or weight of 2010, but it has some of the richness. What has set 2014 apart is the intense lime and lemon flavors that cut into any overblown cloying character and allow both the fruit and the honeyed noble rot to sing." - Wine Enthusiast |
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