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White - Sweet/Dessert
1971 Château d'Yquem
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Sauternes
Label borrowed from 1970
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Community Tasting Notes 64
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CamWheeler wrote: 90 points
September 24, 2022 - "90th" Joint Birthday: Almond, caramel, apricot and pear on the nose. Duller in colour than the 71 Coutet Cuvee Madame but it still has depth and that classic Yquem spice throughout. Good but maybe a lesser bottle of this.
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smcg Likes this wine: 94 points
November 27, 2021 - Rich, balanced, a great aged Yquem. Some points subtracted for short finish and lacking the complexity of some other vntages
1 person found this helpful Comment -
jwalkuro Likes this wine: 96 points
November 15, 2021 - Golden orange color.
Orange peel, beeswax, layered honey cookies.
Nice acidity.
It’s a little worse than 01 vintage. -
Montesquieu Likes this wine: 93 points
May 8, 2021 - Still going strong at (almost) 50. Honey in color and taste. Relatively short length for Yquem, in my experience. Better after dinner than with first course foie gras, having benefitted from two hours of open bottle and a bit of warmth. Grateful to have experienced this wine from my birth year.
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hprphf wrote: 93 points
October 26, 2019 - Zachy's 2019/10 - 2 (Le Bernardin Prive): Nice brewed fruit, beer-like almost, good acidity on finish. 93
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- Vintage 1971
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Château d'Yquem
- Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Sauternais
- Appellation Sauternes
- UPC Codes 000004404712, 087000361096, 3272810063569, 3364420089760
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 11 (1%)
- In Cellars 513 (69%)
- Consumed 223 (30%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Cheese, pate, smoked salmon and ham.Who Likes This Wine
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