Nez de massepain et d'orange confite. En bouche, marmelade d'orange avec une très grande fraîcheur et une très belle longueur. À mon avis, peut encore se conserver en cave mais est très bon maintenant. Très étonnant pour un petit millésime !
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PR 1969 Extravaganza: Marmalade, lemon, red berries and spice. Delicious on the palate, sweet with plenty of acidity pushing the wine through and giving it freshness. Fantastic condition and lovely drinking.
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Colour was amber and gorgeous. Finish was not as long as other Yquems. Apricots, nectar, butterscotch came and went. Residual sugar was there of course.
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Coravined this a couple times back in Jan when the wife turned 50...now the cork comes out. Seems tired from what we tried in Jan? The fruit still has a nice sweetness of botrytis semillon...peach apricot tea, saffron threads, creme brule crust, honey butter, orange marmalade...aged dryness and mineral salinity...rich yet delicate...but the vibrant fresh citrus acidity was lacking...and more mothball mustiness and oxidized bitters were evident. Still pleasures to be had...but not the 97pt experience as before.
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Disclaimer- I dont like dyquem. But this was so good. Caramel, toffee, nut fruit and hint of sherry note. Palate was in a perfect harmony. Beautiful balance between fruit and acidity. Superb
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So...dusted off the old Coravin...my wife and I both turn the big 5-0 this year...she in 11 days...I get to enjoy the 40's till May! Bought this 750 bottle a long time ago, for such the occasion. Plan of accessing this bottle as much as we can, to celebrate the great year! Now to the wine...wonderful subtle sweetness to dryness...still quite youthful and sweet with botrytis semillon...peach apricot tea, saffron thread florals, creme brule crust, honey butter, orange marmalade. On the delicate side, yet still quite rich...alive with citrus acidity, complex essential oils, florals, roasted hazelnut and barrel oak spice. Doesn't taste like a 50yr old wine...very youthful and quite fresh, showing a slight aged mothball mustiness. Has amazing persistence and vibrancy...all delicate and classy nobility. Has held up just as well as my wife!!! Super bottle...worthy of a 50th celebration!
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Summer 2016. Served alongside the 1966 as well as Gilette Creme de Tete 1967, this was the driest and darkest of the three. It was quite dry and savoury with a pleasant acidic backbone. On its own, it would have shone, however the other two, in their own ways outclassed it.
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The 1969 Chateau d’Yquem was quite a bit drier than the ’71 but still in good nick. It had aromas of honey, apricot and citrus rind. It was nicely detailed in the mouth with plenty of citrus, honey and lavender and finished with refreshing crispness.
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There is always a high level of star gazing when a bottle of old Yquem shows up. Even an ok bottle like this makes you feel a million bucks. Dark caramel in colour. Apricots on the nose, sweet glycerin. On the palate it is well evolved full of ripe fruit, botrytis and although it is low in vitality it still makes for a superb experience. We can not be unbiased to the star gazing here but this is a good 94 maybe more or we are just star crossed 15 year old girls at a justin Bieber concert. Will not dissapoint.
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Dark yellow. Elegant bouquet with a lot of acidity, pineapple and caramel. Mature taste with a lot of not completely ripe pineapple marmalade and a lot of acidity. Nevertheless surprisingly fresh and a great wine, although for d’Yquem a little disappointing.
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12/31/2023 - Wine Belgium Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nez de massepain et d'orange confite.
En bouche, marmelade d'orange avec une très grande fraîcheur et une très belle longueur.
À mon avis, peut encore se conserver en cave mais est très bon maintenant.
Très étonnant pour un petit millésime !
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11/30/2019 - CamWheeler wrote: 93 Points
PR 1969 Extravaganza: Marmalade, lemon, red berries and spice. Delicious on the palate, sweet with plenty of acidity pushing the wine through and giving it freshness. Fantastic condition and lovely drinking.
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9/27/2019 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Ard & David’s 50th birthday dinner (Chez David, Amsterdam, NL.): Great colour, rich and lively yellow gold; lovely nose, orange zest and oak spice; delicately sweet, gentle bitters, spicy and resinous oak, firm bitters; long and drying finish.
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9/7/2019 - christ80 wrote: 91 Points
Colour was amber and gorgeous. Finish was not as long as other Yquems. Apricots, nectar, butterscotch came and went. Residual sugar was there of course.
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5/12/2019 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Coravined this a couple times back in Jan when the wife turned 50...now the cork comes out. Seems tired from what we tried in Jan? The fruit still has a nice sweetness of botrytis semillon...peach apricot tea, saffron threads, creme brule crust, honey butter, orange marmalade...aged dryness and mineral salinity...rich yet delicate...but the vibrant fresh citrus acidity was lacking...and more mothball mustiness and oxidized bitters were evident. Still pleasures to be had...but not the 97pt experience as before.
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3/1/2019 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 94 Points
Disclaimer- I dont like dyquem. But this was so good. Caramel, toffee, nut fruit and hint of sherry note. Palate was in a perfect harmony. Beautiful balance between fruit and acidity. Superb
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1/10/2019 - Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 97 Points
So...dusted off the old Coravin...my wife and I both turn the big 5-0 this year...she in 11 days...I get to enjoy the 40's till May! Bought this 750 bottle a long time ago, for such the occasion. Plan of accessing this bottle as much as we can, to celebrate the great year! Now to the wine...wonderful subtle sweetness to dryness...still quite youthful and sweet with botrytis semillon...peach apricot tea, saffron thread florals, creme brule crust, honey butter, orange marmalade. On the delicate side, yet still quite rich...alive with citrus acidity, complex essential oils, florals, roasted hazelnut and barrel oak spice. Doesn't taste like a 50yr old wine...very youthful and quite fresh, showing a slight aged mothball mustiness. Has amazing persistence and vibrancy...all delicate and classy nobility. Has held up just as well as my wife!!! Super bottle...worthy of a 50th celebration!
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7/23/2016 - sjwshiraz wrote:
Summer 2016. Served alongside the 1966 as well as Gilette Creme de Tete 1967, this was the driest and darkest of the three. It was quite dry and savoury with a pleasant acidic backbone. On its own, it would have shone, however the other two, in their own ways outclassed it.
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3/10/2015 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
The 1969 Chateau d’Yquem was quite a bit drier than the ’71 but still in good nick. It had aromas of honey, apricot and citrus rind. It was nicely detailed in the mouth with plenty of citrus, honey and lavender and finished with refreshing crispness.
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3/10/2013 - Papies wrote: 94 Points
There is always a high level of star gazing when a bottle of old Yquem shows up. Even an ok bottle like this makes you feel a million bucks. Dark caramel in colour. Apricots on the nose, sweet glycerin. On the palate it is well evolved full of ripe fruit, botrytis and although it is low in vitality it still makes for a superb experience. We can not be unbiased to the star gazing here but this is a good 94 maybe more or we are just star crossed 15 year old girls at a justin Bieber concert. Will not dissapoint.
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11/1/2004 - tendring wrote:
Medium amber.
Light but complex nose.
Complex full taste, lemon, medium length.
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10/2/2004 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Dark yellow. Elegant bouquet with a lot of acidity, pineapple and caramel. Mature taste with a lot of not completely ripe pineapple marmalade and a lot of acidity. Nevertheless surprisingly fresh and a great wine, although for d’Yquem a little disappointing.
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