2017 Château d'Yquem
Community Tasting Note
csimm wrote:
Monday, October 16, 2023 - At Chateau d’Yquem. It’s hard not to be completely satisfied when you’re chillin at a private picnic table overlooking the estate vineyards and grubbin on stinky cheese whilst sipping on one of the best recent vintages of the beloved Yquem (easy kids, I know you all love 2001, but…). Dried apricot, unripe peach, white flowers, jasmine, candied lemon and orange rind, and the slightest kiss of honey make for a fresh and lively execution of flavor. Not syrupy. Not cloying. Instead, the dance across the palate is flawless; both airy and saturating. The perfect balance of viscosity and acidity.
The heat that day was dug in like an Alabama tick, so it was a struggle to focus on the wine at times (Well, I mean, as much as it is a struggle when you’re at Yquem). But alas, we managed to persevere :)
Drink now and over the next, I dunno, 100 years…?!…
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