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Community Tasting Notes (8) Median Score: 96 points

  • Such a beautiful and poignant pleasant surprise. Opened for my father in law’s 80th birthday and expected something historically interesting but way past its prime.

    First good sign was the cork — I opened with a Durand but could have used a regular corkscrew — it held together great. Next good sign was the color — lighter red-brown, like a young amontillado.

    Nose — deep rich caramel and apricots. Fresh apricots! At 80 years. Depth and complexity off the charts, felt like exploring the story of the 80 years.

    Palate — vibrant fresh acid (the apricots again) and that long caramel. The freshness was stunning. If the color was lighter I could have believed 20 years old. Moderate sweetness.

    Finish — like the nose, long and gorgeously integrated and savory but still fresh.

    Again — beautiful surprise. Incredibly grateful to have lucked into such a beautifully preserved bottle.

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  • Same bottle as Ashish (thanks to Herwig!). Gorgeous aromatics. Palate deeply complex but with surprising verve and energy. Elegant. Long salt and pepper finish. A real joy and privilege to try this wine.

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  • Dinner with Herwig (Heirloom Cafe, SF): Deep orange-caramel, appropriate color for its age; intense aromatics with dried orange, apricot, some honey, developed but not quite caramel, a little nutty with almond; palate is richly textured but absolutely vibrant acidity, orange peel, orange marmalade, dried apricot, intense with some spice, complexity; finish is long. The only comparison I have for this is the ‘67 which was more complex, but this is a special experience and certainly a stellar Sauternes and Yquem. 96

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  • Dried raisin, lifted aromatics. Fresh palate, very clean with good acidity. Held together over 2 hour lunch, persistent. Interesting how this converges with port and madeira at this age.

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  • Direct from the chateau. Almost red in color, rather than the typical dark brown of older d'Yquem. A fun bottle to drink, given its wartime lineage. Much less sweetness and fruit vs. other older vintages.

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    Unrivalled/ Unequalled: Yquem 1921–2019 (Apr 2022), 4/1/2022, (See more on Vinous...)

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