2001 Château d'Yquem
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By Jeb Dunnuck
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Up From The Cellar No. 20, 2/4/2023, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
(Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.
5/23/2022, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Neal Martin
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Stand and Deliver: 2001 Sauternes (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021, (See more on Vinous...) -
By Neal Martin
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Stand and Deliver: 2001 Sauternes (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021, (See more on Vinous...)
Decanter
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By Stephen Brook
(Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, White) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Sauternes: Five vintages to drink now, 5/1/2021, (See more on Decanter...) -
By Jane Anson
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Sauternes 2001 horizontal, 1/4/2021, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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3/1/2012, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Vintage Tastings
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By John Kapon
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By John Kapon
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Epic European Vacation, 9/6/2011
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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9/17/2009, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23, Sauternes’ Summers of Love- Great Vintages in 2007, 2005 and 2001 Amongst an Embarrassment of Riches in the Last Few Decades
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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2/13/2008, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
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By Chris Kissack
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April 2006, (See more on Winedoctor...)
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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10/10/2005, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Château d'Yquem) From 375 - bright canary yellow color; big, tropical fruit, orange cream, coconut, lemon and creamy lime nose; rich, delicious, ripe lemon, lime and orange cream palate; long finish 96+ pts. (drinking remarkably well now, but with so much potential for additional complexity)
1/26/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château d'Yquem) From 375 ml - orange honey nose; dense, lovely essence of brown sugar, but with less acid than I'd expect; long finish 94+ pts.
9/11/2006, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Château d'Yquem) Lovely, big coconut and apricot nose; great, concentrated, solid, youthful, coconut and tropical fruit palate; long finish (80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc)
4/22/2006, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2001
- TypeWhite - Sweet/Dessert
- ProducerChâteau d'Yquem
- VarietySémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionSauternais
- AppellationSauternes
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code000000051507, 071570016999, 071570018641, 071570018658, 071570019723, 087000342163, 087000342170, 087000342187, 087000361096, 3258691258133, 3364420089760, 3450301065821, 3700266201872, 3700266204620, 721713141025, 810910020858
4/16/2024 - Biskuit Likes this wine:
Served alongside a range of dessert wines, clearly a class above.
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3/18/2024 - Kim Gerner wrote:
Tasted vintage 2001 regularly since 8 years ago as it is clearly one of my all time favorites - every time I have tasted it, it is worth 98 to 98++. This time it was an experiment: Poured from a bottle which I coravined first time 6 years ago. Since then coravined 2 times further before today, last time 1½ years ago with only 1/3 left in the bottle. Despite that the bottle was still outstanding today. That is impressive but of course also influenced by the fact that this is a wine with both high acidity and high sugar level. Not quite at same level as I remember form "fresh bottles", but nevertheless outstanding. It would not be fair rating it officially on cellartracker, but I rated this coravine version 97. I can also reveal that 1½ years ago when I tasted the coaravined bottle last time it was not affected by the coravine (at that time the bottle was 2/3 full)
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2/23/2024 - sh6k Likes this wine: 100 Points
Amazing. Nose was slightly less powerful than my last bottle but traded off a tiny bit of power for broad all-encompassing finesse. And the palate... ultra focused finesse (and acidity) with amazing palate-filling fruit, and a backing of caramel. Still at the start of its life. With a couple hours of air, spice and amaretto adding to the bouquet. Added a chemical note to the nose -- petrol like a riesling with another twist I can't pinpoint (but is enticing). Cotton candy finish.
Spectacular yet again. Easily 100 points.
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2/18/2024 - Baxterna Likes this wine: 100 Points
The is our first experience with Sauternes, and it was incredible. It had such a gorgeous nose of pineapple upside down cake and cinnamon spice. Velvety smooth on the palate. A truly perfectly balanced wine. We chilled this wine for an hour on ice, and it was amazing! We enjoyed this with 2 of our closest friends who have tasted many vintages. They agreed this might be the best they’d ever tasted. So happy we finally cracked this OWC of 6 bottles. So happy we have 5 more to enjoy over the years. What a beautiful occasion to try this wine from a 400+ year old vineyard.
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2/17/2024 - sdr wrote: 90 Points
I am rating this very conservatively because it presents as very, very young. Linear yellow fruit, high acidity. Botrytis is hidden. From half bottles it is much more demonstrative.
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