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Manage Subscriptions2001 Château d'Yquem
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Sauternes
Community Tasting Notes 463
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Biskuit Likes this wine:
April 16, 2024 - Served alongside a range of dessert wines, clearly a class above.
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Kim Gerner wrote:
March 18, 2024 - Tasted vintage 2001 regularly since 8 years ago as it is clearly one of my all time favorites - every time I have tasted it, it is worth 98 to 98++. This time it was an experiment: Poured from a bottle which I coravined first time 6 years ago. Since then coravined 2 times further before today, last time 1½ years ago with only 1/3 left in the bottle. Despite that the bottle was still outstanding today. That is impressive but of course also influenced by the fact that this is a wine with both high acidity and high sugar level. Not quite at same level as I remember form "fresh bottles", but nevertheless outstanding. It would not be fair rating it officially on cellartracker, but I rated this coravine version 97. I can also reveal that 1½ years ago when I tasted the coaravined bottle last time it was not affected by the coravine (at that time the bottle was 2/3 full)
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sh6k Likes this wine: 100 points
February 23, 2024 - Amazing. Nose was slightly less powerful than my last bottle but traded off a tiny bit of power for broad all-encompassing finesse. And the palate... ultra focused finesse (and acidity) with amazing palate-filling fruit, and a backing of caramel. Still at the start of its life. With a couple hours of air, spice and amaretto adding to the bouquet. Added a chemical note to the nose -- petrol like a riesling with another twist I can't pinpoint (but is enticing). Cotton candy finish.
Spectacular yet again. Easily 100 points.4 people found this helpful Comment -
Baxterna Likes this wine: 100 points
February 18, 2024 - The is our first experience with Sauternes, and it was incredible. It had such a gorgeous nose of pineapple upside down cake and cinnamon spice. Velvety smooth on the palate. A truly perfectly balanced wine. We chilled this wine for an hour on ice, and it was amazing! We enjoyed this with 2 of our closest friends who have tasted many vintages. They agreed this might be the best they’d ever tasted. So happy we finally cracked this OWC of 6 bottles. So happy we have 5 more to enjoy over the years. What a beautiful occasion to try this wine from a 400+ year old vineyard.
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sdr wrote: 90 points
February 17, 2024 - I am rating this very conservatively because it presents as very, very young. Linear yellow fruit, high acidity. Botrytis is hidden. From half bottles it is much more demonstrative.
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Pro Reviews 22
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar No. 20, 2/4/2023 (link)(Chateau D'Yquem) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
5/23/2022 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Stand and Deliver: 2001 Sauternes (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)(d'Yquem Yquem Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Stand and Deliver: 2001 Sauternes (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)(d'Yquem Yquem Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Stephen Brook
Sauternes: Five vintages to drink now, 5/1/2021 (link)(Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Sauternes 2001 horizontal, 1/4/2021 (link)(Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/27/2017 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
12/9/2015 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
11/29/2013 (link)(Ch D'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/1/2012 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
Epic European Vacation, 9/6/2011(d’Yquem) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Kapon
Epic European Vacation, 9/6/2011(d’Yquem) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/10/2011 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/17/2009 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23, Sauternes’ Summers of Love- Great Vintages in 2007, 2005 and 2001 Amongst an Embarrassment of Riches in the Last Few Decades(Château d’Yquem) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/13/2008 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2006 (link)(Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2006 (link)(Château d’Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/10/2005 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/26/2009 (link) 96 points(Château d'Yquem) From 375 - bright canary yellow color; big, tropical fruit, orange cream, coconut, lemon and creamy lime nose; rich, delicious, ripe lemon, lime and orange cream palate; long finish 96+ pts. (drinking remarkably well now, but with so much potential for additional complexity)
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By Richard Jennings
9/11/2006 (link) 94 points(Château d'Yquem) From 375 ml - orange honey nose; dense, lovely essence of brown sugar, but with less acid than I'd expect; long finish 94+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
4/22/2006 (link) 95 points(Château d'Yquem) Lovely, big coconut and apricot nose; great, concentrated, solid, youthful, coconut and tropical fruit palate; long finish (80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- 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 000000051507, 071570016999, 071570018641, 071570018658, 071570019723, 087000342163, 087000342170, 087000342187, 087000361096, 3258691258133, 3364420089760, 3450301065821, 3700266201872, 3700266204620, 721713141025, 810910020858
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 619 (2%)
- In Cellars 21,778 (78%)
- Consumed 5,399 (19%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Blue Cheese, Desserts, Foie Gras, Gorgonzola cheese, Honey-vanilla cheesecake, Moon Pies, old Gouda cheese, Roquefort "Papillon", Roquefort cheese, Stilton cheeseWho Likes This Wine
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