1970 Château d'Yquem

Community Tasting Notes (61) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  12/22/2023 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  1953 Dinner: Milestone Birthday (Gemma Fish + Oyster): I took just a small bit of this because it was a big evening and I was so enjoying the 53’s that I didn’t want to put off my palate at all. It’s nice and lovely and d’yquem and really what more is there to say. A bit of a bigger version of the wine with more power but still very tasty.

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  11/11/2023 - Peech Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Tasted at the château. Lots of alcohol and tons of acetone made this sharp on the nose. Lots of raisins on the nose, a little exotic, with some medjool dates, and this was actually more aged mandarin peel than the classic marmalade thanks to a bit of smokiness. Lots of depth on the palate, and the bitterness was there, but this was not viscous by any means.

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  10/27/2023 - grub94 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Exquisite 750 bottle. Beautiful deep gold color. Fulsome nose and perfect palate feel. Long finish. Classic now and palate for Y"quem.

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  6/3/2023 - Michael Hung wrote: 90 Points

  [Good fill, cork was soaked all the way through]
  Very atypical Yquem nose, rum raisins, dark brown sugar and molasses, toffee, coffee aromas, nuttiness, and cocoa/dark chocolate. Pronounced palate of coffee and espresso, creme brulee, burnt sugar, bittersweet chocolate, affogato, walnut crumble, vanilla and baking spices. Holding a surprising amount of acid, the perception of sugar was the least out of all the Yquem's I have had. Finish was long, but not as long as the best Yquems. Felt a little out of balance with its acidity and bitter notes, with fruit not really ever showing and sugar out of balance. However, the coffee/bitter notes went absurdly well with Tiramisu!

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  1/5/2022 - FransS wrote: 93 Points

  A superb birthday dinner (Amsterdam): A golden colour with a bit brown rim, wax, noticeable bitters, cinnamon, a solid acidity, good midtaste, a bit severe, and a compensating long aftertaste.

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