De color caoba. La nariz es un primor, orejones, corteza de naranja, fruta en almibar, miel ligera, flor blanca golosa, pasas sultanas, vainilla, galletitas de mantequilla, maderas finas, especias dulces, pimienta blanca.... En boca la entrada es buena, con cierta untuosidad, una acidez increible, seductores amargos, largo y con notable longitud.
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This was outstanding! Oldest d'Yquem that I have tried and the magic of aging these wines is on full display. The perfume literally leapt out of the glass when we first poured a small taste. So much so that the gal next to me literally said 'wow, what is that!?'. On the palate this is sublime with peaches lightly dusted with brown sugar and a long, elegant finish. The acidity is evident and it gives the wine a very ethereal feeling in the mouth despite it being a fairly full wine. Wonderfully balanced, fully mature, and absolutely delicious. Hands-down the best Sauternes that I've ever had the pleasure of drinking.
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Four decades of Penfolds Grange (Chicago, IL): Fully mature, with balanced sweetness at this point. Definitely lots of caramelization going on here, with some marmalade, orange, and spice notes, as well as a bit of brown sugar. The finish is bitter, and balances very nicely with the sweetness here. As far as texture goes, this is definitely lighter, even though you can tell it was still made in a style that valued richness and oiliness (the 1967 this is not). Fully mature and very much enjoyable now.
Spicy apricots, orange rind, candied mandarins, coconut, vanilla bean, quince, marmalade, spice, and caramel scents crowded into the nose. The palate was loaded with burnt and roasted yellow and orange fruits, freshness, crisp, sweet, roasted pineapples, mango, honey, toffee, butterscotch and candied oranges. Long, vivacious, sweet, but not overly so, this is a beautiful, mature d'Yquem. Drink from 2023-2033.
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Latour, Latour, Latour (WineWatch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): This vintage, or at least this bottle, showed a tremendous concentration of orange fruit with a hint of pineapple. Perhaps slightly less concentrated and sweet than monsters such as the ‘59 but all the more enjoyable for that. Not as many layers as some yet extremely enjoyable if you like orange juice.
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Note is from from day two. Gorgeous lifted fruit: apricot, quince preserves, orange marmalade.... lots of honey and spice, a little dates and pressed flowers. Not as powerful as other Yquem I've had, but I love the fresh and lively side this is showing. Sugars are moderate, this is certainly sweet, but it is starting to do the thing that old sweet wines do where they taste less sweet but gain fascinating texture. Super long finish is full of beautiful pithy, spicy and honeyed tones.
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I didn’t do this wine. Should have been decanted. I pulled the cork and poured. Very dark color. Lite flavors of apricot, cinnamon, almonds, and honey. Took over an hour to blossom. Excellent wine. A word to the wise — decant an hour before you serve!
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I rarely really enjoy sweet wine but am blown away by this d'Yquem. Sublime acidity carrying itself round and round the palate. It is chewy but clean, and there is something noble there. Not sure how to describe it but truly in its own league of Sauternes. 96
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An completely beautiful wine. This may be the highest point score I have ever given a wine. Think dense and complex without being cloying. Honeysuckle, orange zest, pear, apple, and melon flavors. Totally balanced and spherical. Nothing out of place. What a great wine
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This was in terrific condition. Complex aromatics of honey, butterscotch, apricots and grapefruit. It is full, sweet and luscious in the mouth. Not a blockbuster, but beautifully balanced and proportioned. Some fruit rind bitterness counters the sweetness perfectly on the long finish.
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French Wine at Lunch, and with the World Cup final: Gosh. This bottle had not apparently been through many moves and all sorts of storage (one owner for at least 40 years), but was really going very strong indeed. So concentrated that the empty glass still had that amazing honeyed smell. Some caramelization, lots of bitter orange/marmalade, incredible balance between the acidity and sugar. Again, the kind of great wine that is a bit paradoxical - how can it be all those things at once?
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Ayant eu la chance de boire un Yquem 1988 et quelques beaux Rieussec je ne savais pas trop à quoi m'attendre de ce vieux vin. À ma grande surprise les agrumes étaient encore bien présents parmi les riches arômes sucrés de caramel, miel, café, crème brûlée. L'équilibre est parfait et la texture est sublime. Il dépasse mes attentes. 97 pts
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1962 is a great year at Yquem, and while this is not the most powerful or textural vintage here, its perfect balance and magical sense of elegance and harmony make it one of the very best Yquems I've ever encountered. A magical bouquet of kaleidoscopic complexity bursts from the glass with notes of manderin, honeycomb, caramelized pinapple and citrus rind and crème brulée. On the palate the wine is full-bodied but by no means a monster, with fresh acids, stunning purity and precision, effortless grace and a long, lingering and fragrant finish. Simply fabulous and at the peak of its powers. While this is a celebrated year it deserves an even greater reputation.
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With a beautiful, copper, orange and caramel hue, the apricot, honey, creme brulee, marmalade, caramel and butterscotch aromatics grabbed you. Silky, with perhaps a bit more freshness than sweetness in the mouth, the finish is packed with candied orange, pineapple, creme caramel and candied citrus rind. The wine remained at the same level of quality for hours in the glass.
Krug, Salon, DP, Jacquesson, Yquem ++ (Somewhere in the Flats in Cleveland.): Another wine that is hard to score. I do not believe this was a perfect bottle. A discussion ensued about that with no clear answer. This is dark brown in color. Somewhere in color between a tootsie-roll and coffee. It did improve with air. On first pouring, I remarked that it drank like old Madeira. That is to say, oranges and chocolate. With air, it gained some strength. The nose has coffee, dark chocolate, a bit of honey, and some macerated oranges. On the palate, there is enough acidity to carry the wine. No sweetness left. Some citrus and dark chocolate espresso. Enjoyable beyond the label if long past it best days. That said, a very cool experience.
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Light caramel, dried fruits. A fullness on the front of the palate that drops off and dries up only to emerge again in a brown sugar finish. Less expressive than the bottle of a couple of months ago. Paired with gorgonzola cheesecake. Drink now. 92-93
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A Night of Old Bordeaux at Latour Restaurant, Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, NJ - very dark color. Fragrant nose of honeycomb, apricots and figs. Quite rich and decadent on the palate with mature flavors of brown sugar, molasses and creamy caramel. Elegant but with a thick texture and lots of sweetness but still balanced by good acidity. Quite complex on the finish with great notes of nutmeg and other spices. Along the lines of the '83.
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Wild honey, lavender, bitter apricot, dried papaya. Creme brulee and firm remaining acids. A dessert in and of itself. Consumed with peach panna cotta.
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Cheval Blanc and D'Yquem dinner with Pierre Lurton and Bernard Burtschy (Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.): Beautiful light to medium amber. Very harmonious nose of honey, caramel, dry apricot, apricot jam, orange marmalade and spicy spices. Still displaying exceptional concentration, dense yet air, ripe slightly dry yellow fruit driven palate impression, good acidity and lovely seamless finish. All the elements have come together to show the perfect harmony. Really enjoyable. I wish I can observe how it develops with air for a few days.
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From an excellent looking bottle, this wine had a honey/amber center and yellow rims. The medium+ intensity nose showed vanilla bean, honey, citrus, and some tobacco.
In the mouth, this wine was rich but relatively refined for a Sauternes. It had crisp acidity and fantastic balance. It is not at the very pinnacle of the Y'quem pantheon, it is excellent in its own, refined way.
While it will last at this level for many years, there is no reason to wait.
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Molasses, with copper accents in color, with a nose of butterscotch, caramel, apricot, orange, creme brulee and roasted nuts, you know you're in for a treat. The wine is silky, young, spicy, sweet, luscious and delicious. The finish really leaves an impression that you do not want to lose. The wine makes you keep your nose in the glass long after the last sip has been tasted.
Yes, Chateau Yquem is expensive, especially when compared to every other Sauternes. Perhaps in its youth, it's hard to know why. But pop a cork on any other 50 year old bottle of sweet, white Bordeaux next to an Yquem and the lights will go off. You'll get it!
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Deep dark orange color, clear with sediment in the bottle. Nose of caramel and warm citrus. Similar flavors follow in a fully sweet but balanced version with a very long finish. Lithe yet thick and sweet, this is a big styled Yquem along the lines of the 89. Delicious but a bit one dimensional.
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Birthday Dinner with Good Wine (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): Very dark color with a good fill (top shoulder-ish). Good concentration of dried stone fruit flavors and aromas. Moderate amount of botrytis. Very enjoyable. Worked well with tonight's foie course.
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Bottle looked circumspect, but wine was not flawed. Of course, its not that surprising to say this is the best dessert wine I ever had. Unfortunately, I was too tipsy to take notes, but I won't forget the joy the bottle gave. The color and body looked youthful for being 50+ years and it could have been mistaken for much younger even on the palate. Creamy and delicious. What a week in Chamonix, France.
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@ Bagatelle 21.12.13 (Oslo): (Halvflaske) Klar, bronsegyllen. Dyp, intens nese med appelsinmarmelade, knekk og tørket aprikos. Hint av VA Bløt, dyp og konsentrert frukt. Intens. Følger nesen. Svært lang utgang med preg av tørket frukt og knekk.
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Drank at Davy's A surprise bottle from an old friend, it was slightly leaking so we cracked it open on the spot. No damage done at all with a clear amber colour. Nose of honey, burnt sugar, mellon and orange. Wonderful complex palate that kept changing in the mouth. The only downside was it had a short length. A wonderful wine and shows how well Yquem ages.
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Butterscotch, spice, honey, tropical fruit and crème brulee. Rich, sweet, opulent and sensuous, the wine feels great as it flows over your palate with sweet caramel and spicy, tropical fruits. I loved this wine!
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'm not able to do justice to this wine with a description. Obviously a 50 year old D'Yquem is beyond great and a wonderful; wine to celebrate my 50th with friends.
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Dark amber color. Amazing nose with orange, caramel, nutmeg, floral, and honey. Caramel, honey, citrus and spice on the palate lead to a very long finish. Very rich, complex and well balanced. A beautiful bottle and a great experience.
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Marvellous Sauternes with a complex nose of mandarin peel, cumquat, crème brulee and crème caramel. It was luscious and sweet in the mouth with some toffee and honey flavours and it dried off on the finish providing the drinker with a clean, refreshed palate ready to take another sip of this sensual beverage.
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1962 Château d'Yquem (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes) Kleur: Cola-kleurig - caramelbruin Aroma / bouquet: Snuffelwijn met een wagonlading vol indrukken… Caramel, appelstroop, honing, Natterman, creamsherry, hopjesvla. Smaak / Afdronk: Romig, vol en complex, naast bovengenoemde indrukken ook sinaasappelschil. Geweldige lenge, in de afdronk krijgt deze wijn een iets te nadrukkelijk bittertje. Deed me denken aan royaal getrokken en vervolgens afgekoelde sinaasappelthee. Algemeen / potentieel: Tsjah, 1962 is natuurlijk meer een mensenjaar dan een wijnjaar ;-). Jammer van die wat norse finale… 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 14 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 87/100
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From mags - Full deep golden honey color. Rich ripe round aroma with nice bright acidity. Rich thick coating mouthfeel. Lovely rich balanced honeyed yellow fruit with niticeaubl botrytis. Melts in your mouth! 10/05
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Dark amber coloured with a coffee brown glow. Scents of booze and spirits coming out of the glass. Light and tinkling with a vivacious and easy flow to it. Medium fat in texture, and perhaps lacking a bit in fruit concentration. A very nice, although somewhat light, Sauternes with medium finish, a slightly one dimensional impression, yet clear signs of class.
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Hugh’s bottle, from Marin Wine Cellar. Yet another splendid Château d’Yquem. Not as massive as the ‘59 or ‘67 but the usual superb balance is on display, it seems more like the ‘71 in size. Lots of tangerines and honey. Perfect acidity. A medium heavyweight, graceful and luscious.
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Nose of orange marmalade, honey, caramel, butterscotch, and creme brulee, with a fragrant rose bouquet same on the palate, almost big body, rich, complex, elegant, everyone enjoyed it, this bottle had a Nicolas label on the back of the bottle which is in my cellar book, lovely long finish and aftertaste.
12/20/2023 - Oli_Vilmo Likes this wine: 95 Points
Extraordinarily balanced, not heavy, not too much sugar but nose quite difficult. An incredible wine !
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11/25/2023 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:
De color caoba. La nariz es un primor, orejones, corteza de naranja, fruta en almibar, miel ligera, flor blanca golosa, pasas sultanas, vainilla, galletitas de mantequilla, maderas finas, especias dulces, pimienta blanca.... En boca la entrada es buena, con cierta untuosidad, una acidez increible, seductores amargos, largo y con notable longitud.
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9/29/2023 - RichEB1 Likes this wine: 96 Points
This was outstanding! Oldest d'Yquem that I have tried and the magic of aging these wines is on full display. The perfume literally leapt out of the glass when we first poured a small taste. So much so that the gal next to me literally said 'wow, what is that!?'. On the palate this is sublime with peaches lightly dusted with brown sugar and a long, elegant finish. The acidity is evident and it gives the wine a very ethereal feeling in the mouth despite it being a fairly full wine. Wonderfully balanced, fully mature, and absolutely delicious. Hands-down the best Sauternes that I've ever had the pleasure of drinking.
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9/28/2023 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
Four decades of Penfolds Grange (Chicago, IL): Fully mature, with balanced sweetness at this point. Definitely lots of caramelization going on here, with some marmalade, orange, and spice notes, as well as a bit of brown sugar. The finish is bitter, and balances very nicely with the sweetness here. As far as texture goes, this is definitely lighter, even though you can tell it was still made in a style that valued richness and oiliness (the 1967 this is not). Fully mature and very much enjoyable now.
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7/4/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points
Spicy apricots, orange rind, candied mandarins, coconut, vanilla bean, quince, marmalade, spice, and caramel scents crowded into the nose. The palate was loaded with burnt and roasted yellow and orange fruits, freshness, crisp, sweet, roasted pineapples, mango, honey, toffee, butterscotch and candied oranges. Long, vivacious, sweet, but not overly so, this is a beautiful, mature d'Yquem. Drink from 2023-2033.
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1/7/2023 - sdr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Latour, Latour, Latour (WineWatch, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida): This vintage, or at least this bottle, showed a tremendous concentration of orange fruit with a hint of pineapple. Perhaps slightly less concentrated and sweet than monsters such as the ‘59 but all the more enjoyable for that. Not as many layers as some yet extremely enjoyable if you like orange juice.
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9/12/2022 - viniferatu Likes this wine:
Note is from from day two. Gorgeous lifted fruit: apricot, quince preserves, orange marmalade.... lots of honey and spice, a little dates and pressed flowers. Not as powerful as other Yquem I've had, but I love the fresh and lively side this is showing. Sugars are moderate, this is certainly sweet, but it is starting to do the thing that old sweet wines do where they taste less sweet but gain fascinating texture. Super long finish is full of beautiful pithy, spicy and honeyed tones.
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7/24/2022 - Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 94 Points
I didn’t do this wine. Should have been decanted. I pulled the cork and poured. Very dark color. Lite flavors of apricot, cinnamon, almonds, and honey. Took over an hour to blossom. Excellent wine. A word to the wise — decant an hour before you serve!
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4/28/2022 - hprphf Likes this wine: 96 Points
I rarely really enjoy sweet wine but am blown away by this d'Yquem. Sublime acidity carrying itself round and round the palate. It is chewy but clean, and there is something noble there. Not sure how to describe it but truly in its own league of Sauternes. 96
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6/20/2021 - Boone's Farm Likes this wine: 96 Points
An completely beautiful wine. This may be the highest point score I have ever given a wine. Think dense and complex without being cloying. Honeysuckle, orange zest, pear, apple, and melon flavors. Totally balanced and spherical. Nothing out of place. What a great wine
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3/15/2021 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
This was in terrific condition. Complex aromatics of honey, butterscotch, apricots and grapefruit. It is full, sweet and luscious in the mouth. Not a blockbuster, but beautifully balanced and proportioned. Some fruit rind bitterness counters the sweetness perfectly on the long finish.
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7/16/2018 - abh wrote:
French Wine at Lunch, and with the World Cup final: Gosh. This bottle had not apparently been through many moves and all sorts of storage (one owner for at least 40 years), but was really going very strong indeed. So concentrated that the empty glass still had that amazing honeyed smell. Some caramelization, lots of bitter orange/marmalade, incredible balance between the acidity and sugar. Again, the kind of great wine that is a bit paradoxical - how can it be all those things at once?
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11/4/2017 - jee27 wrote: 97 Points
Ayant eu la chance de boire un Yquem 1988 et quelques beaux Rieussec je ne savais pas trop à quoi m'attendre de ce vieux vin. À ma grande surprise les agrumes étaient encore bien présents parmi les riches arômes sucrés de caramel, miel, café, crème brûlée. L'équilibre est parfait et la texture est sublime. Il dépasse mes attentes. 97 pts
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2/11/2017 - William Kelley Likes this wine: 97 Points
1962 is a great year at Yquem, and while this is not the most powerful or textural vintage here, its perfect balance and magical sense of elegance and harmony make it one of the very best Yquems I've ever encountered. A magical bouquet of kaleidoscopic complexity bursts from the glass with notes of manderin, honeycomb, caramelized pinapple and citrus rind and crème brulée. On the palate the wine is full-bodied but by no means a monster, with fresh acids, stunning purity and precision, effortless grace and a long, lingering and fragrant finish. Simply fabulous and at the peak of its powers. While this is a celebrated year it deserves an even greater reputation.
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12/17/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
With a beautiful, copper, orange and caramel hue, the apricot, honey, creme brulee, marmalade, caramel and butterscotch aromatics grabbed you. Silky, with perhaps a bit more freshness than sweetness in the mouth, the finish is packed with candied orange, pineapple, creme caramel and candied citrus rind. The wine remained at the same level of quality for hours in the glass.
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11/17/2015 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 88 Points
Krug, Salon, DP, Jacquesson, Yquem ++ (Somewhere in the Flats in Cleveland.): Another wine that is hard to score. I do not believe this was a perfect bottle. A discussion ensued about that with no clear answer. This is dark brown in color. Somewhere in color between a tootsie-roll and coffee. It did improve with air. On first pouring, I remarked that it drank like old Madeira. That is to say, oranges and chocolate. With air, it gained some strength. The nose has coffee, dark chocolate, a bit of honey, and some macerated oranges. On the palate, there is enough acidity to carry the wine. No sweetness left. Some citrus and dark chocolate espresso. Enjoyable beyond the label if long past it best days. That said, a very cool experience.
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10/8/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light caramel, dried fruits. A fullness on the front of the palate that drops off and dries up only to emerge again in a brown sugar finish. Less expressive than the bottle of a couple of months ago. Paired with gorgonzola cheesecake. Drink now. 92-93
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8/22/2015 - dream Likes this wine: 94 Points
A Night of Old Bordeaux at Latour Restaurant, Crystal Springs Resort, Hamburg, NJ - very dark color. Fragrant nose of honeycomb, apricots and figs. Quite rich and decadent on the palate with mature flavors of brown sugar, molasses and creamy caramel. Elegant but with a thick texture and lots of sweetness but still balanced by good acidity. Quite complex on the finish with great notes of nutmeg and other spices. Along the lines of the '83.
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8/19/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Wild honey, lavender, bitter apricot, dried papaya. Creme brulee and firm remaining acids. A dessert in and of itself. Consumed with peach panna cotta.
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4/22/2015 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Cheval Blanc and D'Yquem dinner with Pierre Lurton and Bernard Burtschy (Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.): Beautiful light to medium amber. Very harmonious nose of honey, caramel, dry apricot, apricot jam, orange marmalade and spicy spices. Still displaying exceptional concentration, dense yet air, ripe slightly dry yellow fruit driven palate impression, good acidity and lovely seamless finish. All the elements have come together to show the perfect harmony. Really enjoyable. I wish I can observe how it develops with air for a few days.
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2/28/2015 - fclarity wrote: 95 Points
From an excellent looking bottle, this wine had a honey/amber center and yellow rims. The medium+ intensity nose showed vanilla bean, honey, citrus, and some tobacco.
In the mouth, this wine was rich but relatively refined for a Sauternes. It had crisp acidity and fantastic balance. It is not at the very pinnacle of the Y'quem pantheon, it is excellent in its own, refined way.
While it will last at this level for many years, there is no reason to wait.
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2/27/2015 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
Molasses, with copper accents in color, with a nose of butterscotch, caramel, apricot, orange, creme brulee and roasted nuts, you know you're in for a treat. The wine is silky, young, spicy, sweet, luscious and delicious. The finish really leaves an impression that you do not want to lose. The wine makes you keep your nose in the glass long after the last sip has been tasted.
Yes, Chateau Yquem is expensive, especially when compared to every other Sauternes. Perhaps in its youth, it's hard to know why. But pop a cork on any other 50 year old bottle of sweet, white Bordeaux next to an Yquem and the lights will go off. You'll get it!
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12/23/2014 - ginfizz wrote: 94 Points
Deep dark orange color, clear with sediment in the bottle. Nose of caramel and warm citrus. Similar flavors follow in a fully sweet but balanced version with a very long finish. Lithe yet thick and sweet, this is a big styled Yquem along the lines of the 89. Delicious but a bit one dimensional.
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12/5/2014 - RayOB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank in Davy's
Incredible how even the 1/2 bottles can hold up with so much age. Losing some sweetness but the nose was still very alive.
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10/23/2014 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Birthday Dinner with Good Wine (NEXT Restaurant - Chicago IL): Very dark color with a good fill (top shoulder-ish). Good concentration of dried stone fruit flavors and aromas. Moderate amount of botrytis. Very enjoyable. Worked well with tonight's foie course.
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5/21/2014 - jeffreylubowski Likes this wine: 95 Points
Bottle looked circumspect, but wine was not flawed. Of course, its not that surprising to say this is the best dessert wine I ever had. Unfortunately, I was too tipsy to take notes, but I won't forget the joy the bottle gave. The color and body looked youthful for being 50+ years and it could have been mistaken for much younger even on the palate. Creamy and delicious. What a week in Chamonix, France.
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12/21/2013 - -E- wrote: 94 Points
@ Bagatelle 21.12.13 (Oslo): (Halvflaske) Klar, bronsegyllen. Dyp, intens nese med appelsinmarmelade, knekk og tørket aprikos. Hint av VA
Bløt, dyp og konsentrert frukt. Intens. Følger nesen. Svært lang utgang med preg av tørket frukt og knekk.
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12/17/2013 - RayOB Likes this wine: 95 Points
Drank at Davy's
A surprise bottle from an old friend, it was slightly leaking so we cracked it open on the spot. No damage done at all with a clear amber colour. Nose of honey, burnt sugar, mellon and orange. Wonderful complex palate that kept changing in the mouth. The only downside was it had a short length. A wonderful wine and shows how well Yquem ages.
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8/20/2013 - beachbum wrote: 89 Points
POP, really should leave 3 hours to air and show fruit and butterscotch.
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6/26/2013 - Wine_lvr wrote: 92 Points
Legendary Château D'Yquem Tasting * 1893 - 1983 * (Old Swiss House, Lucerne, Switzerland): Clear amber. Nose of bitter orange (peels) and apricot. Elegant wine that showed quinches, apricots and honey. All in all I was missing the length and it was too sweet. Drink now
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3/22/2013 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points
Butterscotch, spice, honey, tropical fruit and crème brulee. Rich, sweet, opulent and sensuous, the wine feels great as it flows over your palate with sweet caramel and spicy, tropical fruits. I loved this wine!
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1/13/2013 - Yak wrote: 94 Points
'm not able to do justice to this wine with a description. Obviously a 50 year old D'Yquem is beyond great and a wonderful; wine to celebrate my 50th with friends.
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11/8/2012 - hoservin wrote: 93 Points
Dark amber color. Amazing nose with orange, caramel, nutmeg, floral, and honey. Caramel, honey, citrus and spice on the palate lead to a very long finish. Very rich, complex and well balanced. A beautiful bottle and a great experience.
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10/9/2012 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Marvellous Sauternes with a complex nose of mandarin peel, cumquat, crème brulee and crème caramel. It was luscious and sweet in the mouth with some toffee and honey flavours and it dried off on the finish providing the drinker with a clean, refreshed palate ready to take another sip of this sensual beverage.
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9/26/2012 - acheng wrote: 88 Points
Ex-Chateau. Dark amber. Caramel, molasses, intense with touch of oxidation. Sweet and pulled together by fine acidity.
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1/17/2011 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 93 Points
1962 Château d'Yquem (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes) Kleur: Cola-kleurig Aroma / bouquet: Prachtig rijp bouquet, gebrande suiker, honing, karamel / kaneel, drop, Grand Marnier Smaak / Afdronk: Super-weelderig maar met voldoende fris, dik-sappig, sinaasappelschil, theeblaadjes, Natterman-keelsiroop. Koffie / caramel. Creme / superieure lengte. Algemeen / potentieel: Heel anders dan de op 31-12-2010 gedronken fles. Zachter, mooier en intenser. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 93/100
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12/31/2010 - WildeMeeuw wrote: 87 Points
1962 Château d'Yquem (Frankrijk, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes) Kleur: Cola-kleurig - caramelbruin Aroma / bouquet: Snuffelwijn met een wagonlading vol indrukken… Caramel, appelstroop, honing, Natterman, creamsherry, hopjesvla. Smaak / Afdronk: Romig, vol en complex, naast bovengenoemde indrukken ook sinaasappelschil. Geweldige lenge, in de afdronk krijgt deze wijn een iets te nadrukkelijk bittertje. Deed me denken aan royaal getrokken en vervolgens afgekoelde sinaasappelthee. Algemeen / potentieel: Tsjah, 1962 is natuurlijk meer een mensenjaar dan een wijnjaar ;-). Jammer van die wat norse finale… 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 14 + Algemeen / potentieel: 7 = 87/100
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3/2/2010 - Rupert wrote: 95 Points
1962 Bordeaux horizontal (Institute of Directors, London): Deeper and more dimension than the preceding wines, smooth, unctuous, cream and coconut, all seamless and integrated, palate caressing, perfect
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1/26/2008 - lepetitchateau wrote: 93 Points
from memory, this was a lovely but short of profound wine.
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10/1/2005 - winefool wrote: 96 Points
From mags - Full deep golden honey color. Rich ripe round aroma with nice bright acidity. Rich thick coating mouthfeel. Lovely rich balanced honeyed yellow fruit with niticeaubl botrytis. Melts in your mouth! 10/05
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5/20/2004 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 92 Points
Dark amber coloured with a coffee brown glow. Scents of booze and spirits coming out of the glass. Light and tinkling with a vivacious and easy flow to it. Medium fat in texture, and perhaps lacking a bit in fruit concentration. A very nice, although somewhat light, Sauternes with medium finish, a slightly one dimensional impression, yet clear signs of class.
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12/1/1995 - sdr Likes this wine: 97 Points
Hugh’s bottle, from Marin Wine Cellar. Yet another splendid Château d’Yquem. Not as massive as the ‘59 or ‘67 but the usual superb balance is on display, it seems more like the ‘71 in size. Lots of tangerines and honey. Perfect acidity. A medium heavyweight, graceful and luscious.
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12/31/1994 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 100 Points
Nose of orange marmalade, honey, caramel, butterscotch, and creme brulee, with a fragrant rose bouquet same on the palate, almost big body, rich, complex, elegant, everyone enjoyed it, this bottle had a Nicolas label on the back of the bottle which is in my cellar book, lovely long finish and aftertaste.
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6/19/1993 - tomandlu wrote:
Not rated. Oxidized. Drank with Alex Matro and Easley Blackwood.
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