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White - Sweet/Dessert
2016 Château d'Yquem
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Sauternais
- Sauternes
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Community Tasting Notes 21
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jeffdon88 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 4, 2024 - nervous botrytised honey, passion fruit evolving to roasted banana with length for days
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BobWRx Likes this wine: 96 points
December 25, 2023 - Nectar of the gods
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jnewman77 Likes this wine:
December 22, 2023 - I'd put this in the very good, but disappointing category; I mean Y'quem is alway good; however this bottle lacked energy for me; the nose is lovely with candied mandarins, butterscotch, pineapple, mango, vanilla pod, and honeysuckle; the palate is a bit sweet and ponderous; lacks the freshening acidity that I really want to keep it singing. Its rich and deep, and lovely don't get me wrong, I'm nitpicking here; it is delicious, but I've had better Y'quem. Will see how this ages.
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sh6k Likes this wine: 95 points
July 27, 2023 - Very sweet and syrupy (compared to other Yquem vintages), not a ton of acidity but not at all flabby. Great right now and of course for 100+ years.
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penguinoid Likes this wine:
July 12, 2023 - OenoMacrowine conference gala dinner at Château Luchey-Halde (Château Luchey-Halde, Mérignac, Bordeaux, France): Medium gold. Apricot, Fresh lemon peel. Lemon and orange marmalade. Tonic water. Cumquat marmalade. Stewed quince. Cedar(?). Sweet but perfectly balanced by the fresh medium(+) acidity. Really elegant and lithe. Complex. Surprisingly medium(-) bodied. Very obviously an exceptional wine.
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By Richard Hemming MW
2/27/2024 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Unrivalled/ Unequalled: Yquem 1921–2019 (Apr 2022), 4/1/2022 (link)(D'yquem Yquem Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/21/2020 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar #6 & Misc New Releases, 6/14/2019 (link)(Chateau D'Yquem) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château d’Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/18/2019 (link)(Château d'Yquem Sauternes, Dessert, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
9/6/2018 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017 (link)(D'yquem D'yquem Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/5/2017 (link)(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/4/2017 (link)(Château d'Yquem Sauternes, Dessert, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 Sauternes, 4/2/2017 (link)(Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2017, 4/1/2017 (link)(Château d’Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Southwold: 2016 Bordeaux Blind (Aug 2020) (link)(Yquem Yquem Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- 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 015643553851, 087000361096, 3364420089760, 3412951610424, 3500610130014, 3511061665819, 3511061665826, 3563680000151, 3609050758618, 3700218208492
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 189 (5%)
- In Cellars 3,533 (91%)
- Consumed 168 (4%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 15 votes
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