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• carley Likes this wine: 98 points

  October 26, 2020 - Dark mahogany in color, the palate is of intense dried orange and apricot peel, reminiscent of the 1937/1921 d'Yquem profile, with honey, toffee, and unsweetened cocoa. Probably not as botrytised or sweet as it once was (one of our group said it reminded him of a hypothetical blend of Yqrec and d'Yquem) but balanced, long, fresh, complex and excellent. What a treat!

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• Burgundy Al wrote:

  October 6, 2018 - DC/Chicago Wine Dinner Extravaganza (Rosewood Hotel Dining Room - Washington DC): Certainly the most interesting wine of the night, even if not close to my favorite. Dark as molasses with very good concentration. A little bit of dried apricot with a Sercial Madeira-styled nose and some dried fig and balsamic flavors in a mostly savory package. Some people found this simply enthralling, but I found it much more interesting than "wow."

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• dcwino wrote: 96 points

  October 6, 2018 - Annual Chicago winos visit - Champagne, DRC, Yquem, SQN and etc. (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Served blind. The color indicates something really old. Intense nose that reminds me pedro ximenez 1927 a bit but not as nutty and caramelly. Expressive mostly tertiary nose displaying dry fig, raisin, a hint madeira and balsamico which is not unusual, caramel coated pecan and dark caramel. Excellent concentration, finely layered intense dry fruit, intense yet airy and weightless, mouth puckering acidity and a long intense dry fig and dark caramel driven finish. The strong acidity enables freshness and balance. Although I would have preferred a bit more apricot/youthful fruit, the freshness in palate is quite remarkable and enjoyable. A couple participants think it is perfect. Perhaps it should be served alone to be pondered and savored.

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• Wine_lvr Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 26, 2013 - Legendary Château D'Yquem Tasting * 1893 - 1983 * (Old Swiss House, Lucerne, Switzerland): There is something magical about drinking such old wines. One can just imagine what it took some 120 years ago to produce such a wine with the simple tools the vinters had at hand.
  Also it always raises the question of how the world has looked at in 1893 and where such a bottle has been traveling in the last century. Such bottles are a very special witness of time. Imagine this bottle has survived two World Wars, the Great Depression, and many more memorable events in the 20th centruy, and then over 110 years later it is one of the "Stars of the show" in this memorable d'Yquems tasting.
  
  Here to the actual notes. Color was a clear dark amber (Coke). Nose of Malt and California raisins. There was still some sweetness left, hints of malt. Not a monumental D'Yquem but just very elegant and very much at 120 years of age. Drink with no hurry.

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• Ispendtoomuchmoneyonwine Likes this wine: 83 points

  December 31, 2004 - Black color no sweetness left. Very smooth and elegant not a lot of flavor but it was exciting to drink such a old d'Yquem. Enjoyed at the now defunct 5th Floor restaurant San Francisco

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1893
• 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

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