2006 Château d'Yquem

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Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 94.0 points

  • Tuesday (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. This showed a lot better than a pour from a few months ago. Opulent, oily, and thick, the way old school Yquem from the Count ought to have been. Generous amounts of peach and apricot, with plenty of botrytis spice as well. Really impressive stuff, and of course a perfect night cap for a list of absolutely stellar wines.

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  • Nose of saffron and candied apricot.

    Mouth of a magnificent freshness, I was afraid that this Sauternes that I describe as young could saturate the taste buds with sugar. It did not happen. Aromas of crème brûlée, orange zest and caramel. It remains opulent but perfectly digestible. Tasty finish on the meringue

    Excellent Sauternes

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  • From .375, tasted over 2 days. Deep amber color, nose is fruit driven with marmalade and nectarine. Not as much nuance or fine herb notes as the better vintages, but this is developing along in bottle, great range along the tropical end of the spectrum. Long and beautiful with cheese. I imagine that 2006 will be a vintage that browns earlier.

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  • Great intensity on the layered nose which jumps out of the glass. Expansive, super fresh palate with huge marmalade and dried apricot. Lovely, long finish. Incredible. Drink now or hold.

    WSET notes:

    Deep amber.

    Pronounced on the nose with apricot, orange zest, marmalade, tangerine, honey, nutmeg, dried apricot, mushroom, toast, hay, and toasted almonds. Developing.

    Pronounced and sweet on the palate. Full bodied, high acidity, high alcohol, long finish.

    Can drink now but has potential for ageing.

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  • From half-bottle. An average bottle of Yquem -- not great, but not terrible either. This is more of an old-school style despite being post-Lur-Saluces and it's far removed from the modern style of the wine (which honestly I'm not a huge fan of). High botrytis and quite opulent with a caramel sweetness. A fair bit of brown spice and less fresh fruit and more marmalade and things like that.

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  • Lovely with foie gras.

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  • Traditional Y’Quem nose of honey blossom, burnt tangerine, and crème brûlée. Keeping bottle chilled until the table’s entrees were served, uncorked while temperature begins to rise. Probably needed more “air” time before being consumed though mild citrus, pineapple, and soft apple begin to appear on one’s palate. A tour de force, matched with a chocolate based tart brought out the viscous nectar of the aforementioned fruit. Would suppose it could mature further, but delicious right now.

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  • The Grill Dinner: [Yquem flight at The Grill]
    Nose of creme brulee and burnt sugar. On palette, botrytis, meringue and pineapples (like a baked Hawaiian), tropical fruit, burnt sugar and dark caramel. More complexity than the 06 and fairly balanced right now. Pretty good to drink right now.

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  • Bright, sweet, juicy, fresh, and vibrant, the wine leans to the orange fruit side of the style range with a cornucopia of ripe, and overripe candied mangos, apricots, tangerine, and pineapple. There is a wealth of sweet fruit along with bracing acidity that comes through in a discreet style. Drink from 2022-2060.

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  • Nose: Honeysuckle, pineapple, apricot, mint, jasmine tea, nuts and marmalade. Palate: Racy acidity delivers a moderately viscous wine across the palate with detail. Lots of candied orchard fruit, floral notes, mint, orange zest and nuts. Finish: Long and precise with more of the honey and vanilla crem brulee elements showing.

    This is a low botrytis Sauternes in 2006, so the freshness and purity are excellent. Paired with oysters and caviar with Sabayon. Amazing.

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  • 蜜柑、桃干、杏脯的果味在酸度引领下占据着主调的位置,香草和轻微的咸鲜风味则作为辅助。尽管并非极致丰满、绵密细腻的风格,但极佳的集中度和良好的结构感让口感的愉悦度大幅提升,也展现出了自身优雅的一面。

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  • Had next to a 2005. The '06 is far more approachable and well rounded at this time. Much deeper and more mature color. Both from same cellar. Great balance and finish.

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  • Deep Gold. Ginger, pineapple, orange, tropical fruits, touch of citrus, honey, creme brulee, very light iris stem botrytis quality, vanilla, oak. Lift of acidity, the flavors seem to float above the texture. Creamy and racy, very long length. Pure, clean, rich.

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  • All the charm without the botrytis

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  • Vintage Bourbon, and Young Opus and D'Yquem on New Year's Eve: PnP from a 375. Shimmery gold. Crispy apple pie. Rich honey. Toasted nuts. Has that D'yquem texture that melts into the tongue. Dried pineapple. Caramel butterscotch. Yellow peach out of the can. Very long. Slightly below the 2007 in quality.

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  • The nose showed dried floral tones up front with dusty spices, crushed almond, heathery florals and peach preserves. On the palate, I found a remarkably fresh expression for such a rich wine, guided by zesty acidity with sweet inner florals giving way to ripe stone fruits and spice in an expression that seemed to hover upon the senses. The finish was incredibly long, showing sweet-and-sour citrus, hints of mint, honey and inner florals. What a beautiful wine.

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  • By the glass, just a very few drops. In the mouth it still has to be polished, it feels very young with a triggered acidity, pure lemon juice slightly sweetened. Fortunately it ends with a mineral aftertaste that finish in an elegant and delicious saline note.
    In the other hand on the nose is a generous elixir, a spicy perfume and a walk through a pastry shop backstage with notes of gâteau d'orange and ripe tangerines.
    It deserves this score for the nose plus its potential.
    A debatable vintage in Sauternes but certainly not for Yquem.

    En boca todavía tiene que pulirse, se siente muy joven con una acidez disparada, puro zumo de limón ligeramente azucarado. Afortunadamente termina con un regusto mineral que termina en una elegante y delicioso final salino.
    En la otra mano en nariz es un generoso elixir, un perfume especiado y un paseo por la trastienda de una pastelería con notas a bizcocho de naranjas y a mandarinas.
    Merece esta puntuación por la nariz más su potencial.
    Una añada discutible en Sauternes pero sin duda no para Yquem.

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  • Chateau d'Yquem Tutored Tasting (The Wine Emporium, Wine Education Centre): The 2006 seemed an aged version of the 2016 with a deep golden colour and a classic nose of peach, apricots, and creme caramel with touches of honey and butter. The palate has those characteristics but is just a little simple on the finish without the drive of a great year. Overall a delicious mid-weight Yquem that was very attractive on the night.

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  • My first time for chateau D'Yquem, tried the 06,97 & 89 at Adams restaurant in Birmingham and they didn't disappoint. The 2006 still young but my 2nd favourite, the 89 is banging and the 97 my 3rd choice. A real treat. Normally D'Yquem is out of my price range but being able to try three different vintages at once was an offer I couldn't refuse.

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  • A ripe but fresh and not over-botrytis vintage for d'Yquem. Beautiful fruit structure, fresh sugar, lime, bergamot, white flowers. A bit exotic. From half and just getting started.

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  • (Blind tasting)
    Spicy and herbal nose. Oaky and youthful. Dill and burnt rubber. Rustic showing.
    Sweet, slightly burnt palate. Less botrytis than most. Apricots, oak and rubber. Full body but lacking grip and intensity for its pedigree in this showing. Hold.

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  • 2017 New York Wine Experience Trip; 10/16/2017-10/25/2017 (New York City, NY): This deep golden blend of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc is intensely floral, flaunting notes of honeysuckle augmented with yellow peaches, apricots, Mandarin oranges, tropical fruits and almonds. With good balancing acidity, it maintains a mouth-coating posture throughout a very lengthy, crème brûlée-laden finish. This is another successful vintage for Yquem that should last for decades. Drink now-2060.

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  • Half bottle tried with fellow winebuff. 5 hours decanting. Typical Sauternes-notes on the nose, on the palate massive primary fruit. For the price a little one-dimensional and I actually prefer the -08 Climens today but that will undoubtedly change with time. Hopefully.

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  • 10th Anniversary wine in Santorini. Honey and marzipan on the nose. On the palate, a bit overweight - for me, does not have that unique tension a great Yquem generates - that delicate opulence where there is a full, complex and lingering mouthfeel without the slightest sense of weight. Having been fortunate enough to taste 7 vintages back to the '80s, this is more Sauterne than Yquem, at least at this time. Still delicious, and very enjoyable with baklava and vanilla bean ice cream, but suggest the '97, '99 or '07 as more complete options at similar price points.

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  • It take little effort to find the ripe, sweet, tropical fruits, apricot, candied orange peel, pineapple, vanilla, floral and honey notes in the nose. The wine is sweet, with luscious textures, freshness but not as much lift as you find in the best years. This is not cloying per se, but more freshness would really make this pop. Still, the sweet, luscious, unctuous, honey coated tropical fruits and vanilla in the finish are more than enough to put a smile on your face.

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  • Dinner on the Gran Tier at the Metropolitan Opera, hosted by Kay. Really spectacular setting, with dessert at intermission. Chilled and served with chocolate souffle.

    Nose was a bit reticent, opening up over the 20 minutes or so we drank it. Nose of honey, orchard fruits, glazed pineapple, marzipan...signature must is there. Slightly less viscous than I have experienced from d'Yquem, still young, I expect it add weight with time.

    Really great now, will get better over time, would revisit in about 5 years. Long term winner, 94++

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  • Great class. Dried apricot, granny smith, pineapple. Not the usual Sauternes sugar bomb, but playing the elegance card here. Has even some notes of a top-notch Burgundy. Above anything in Sauternes.

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  • Gedronken tijdens het seigneurdiner (Bowie) op 16 januari 2016. Heerlijk maar niet spectaculair

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  • Drank well over several days, but maybe had a slight touch of a disturbing bitterness. The 2007 was substantially better.
    My third vintage of d'Yquem; 99, 2006 and 2007.

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  • No detailed notes, but it was fabulous. Tasted next to a no-name 01 Sauternes it had none of the harsh angles or hard notes. I won't ooh and ahh over it, but it was pretty damned nice. No idea as to longevity.

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  • I make an excuse to drink Yquem when ever I can. Always a nice bottle of wine.

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  • Better than the previous vintage, with its showy nose of vanilla, coconut, orange rind, apricot, marmalade, pineapple and white peaches that were soaked in honey for weeks on end. The wine is rich, intense, pure and refined, but it’s not the most concentrated or exotic style.

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  • Half bt. Picked this up in Paris last week on special offer reduced by 50 euro to 114, approx £100gbp. Got some goose foie gras at the same time so seemed like the perfect marriage. Wow, glorious orange golden hue, legs! Not a massive nose but plenty of subtle notes of tea, tangerine, caramel. It's the texture of this wine that makes it stand out though, glycerol rich, it coats the palate with crystallised fruits, nice acidity too..terrific finish that goes on and on. I tasted the '89 & '90 when they were 10yo(ish) so quite hard to compare this vintage, from memory not as complex but that could be lack of maturity? Maybe not a top vintage but still a beautiful wine and I would certainly buy for the future(if I win the lottery). Drank it with some v gd goose foie gras and then finished with christmas pudding, both delicious but better match with the liver IMHO. Btw my score is conservative, could achieve extraordinary with time.

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  • A perfectly serviceable Yquem, although it suffers in comparison to the immediately preceding 2005 and the subsequent 2007. A classy, though fairly light and subdued, structure, nose, and flavor experience. A restrained creamy vanilla coconut expression on the palate, certainly very elegant and enjoyable. Interesting to try the three vintages together, one would get a very nice snapshot of the essence of Yquem - alongside the 2005 with its dramatically broad palate experience, and the 2007 with its impressively generous vertical display of fruit flavor and aroma. Remarkable result for just an average Sauternes vintage.

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  • From 375. Trying to set a benchmark for the rest of the bottles to come. Clearly too early to drink. Hazelnut, honey and grapefruit on the nose. Deep, rich and sweet on the plate. Not quite the acidity of the great vintages, which makes me wonder how much complexity it will develop. A pleasure to drink, but not the full wow d"Yquem experience.

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