1987 Château d'Yquem

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  9/20/2023 - steinersing wrote: 93 Points

  On the sweet side even for Yquem - but quite attractive.

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  5/25/2023 - forceberry wrote: 95 Points

  14% alcohol.
  
  Deep, luminous golden-yellow color. The nose feels concentrated and moderately evolved yet not old or tertiary with bold aromas of dried apricots and acacia honey, some dried pineapple, light fragrant nuances of saffron, a little bit of woody oak spice, botrytis hints of orange marmalade and exotic spices and a touch of cooked cream. The wine feels pretty concentrated on the palate and opens up with a rather sweet surprisingly intense attack of acacia honey, saffron and dried pineapple, followed by lighter notes of apricot jam, a little bit of exotic and slightly peppery spice, a hint of balancing Seville orange bitterness and a touch of creaminess. Although the wine feels concentrated, pretty dense and quite full in body, the overall feel isn't oily or heavy one little bit - partly thanks to the great high acidity. The finish is sweet, concentrated and remarkably persistent with a lengthy, intense aftertaste of honey, dried apricot, saffron tones, some woody notes of savory oak, light exotic spice nuances, a little bit of stony minerality, a balancing hint of Seville orange bitterness and a touch of orange marmalade.
  
  A fantastic, impressively structured and still surprisingly youthful Sauternes. Although sweet in taste, the wine doesn't feel as sweet as one might expect from a Sauternes, but this might be either because of the age, the lesser vintage, or both. The wine doesn't feel young anymore, but it has still stood up against the test of time remarkably well - even the color is not as dark as I would've expected from a Sauternes 35 years old. Although 1987 might be a lesser vintage in Bordeaux (and in Sauternes) this wine managed to over-deliver for the quality. There's more depth, finesse and intensity here than in many a lesser Sauternes from a much better vintage! I guess there's a good reason why Château d'Yquem is considered to be in a class of its own.

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  10/31/2021 - WineScars Likes this wine: 100 Points

  like a little smoking apricot colored star wrapped in a robe of storm and honey and mint and juniper
  
  had at Pavillon Ledoyen for my dad's 70th bday : ) utterly gorgeous

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  3/21/2021 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  A Year Later in Vero...; 3/17/2021-3/21/2021 (Vero Beach): Had bought this to share with friends the previous month but had some logistical issues so brought to this event instead. I'd say always nice to end a night with D'Yquem, but my note is actually from a breakfast pour the next morning. It's not the absolute best of that producer, but all of the hallmarks are there - great balance and acid and sweetness and while maybe missing an extra depth to it, it was delicious (not sure how fair this is as the bottle sat out overnight). Still, I enjoyed the small taste left.

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  6/5/2020 - Goldstone Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From a 5.0l bottle that had been used as a door-stop in a friend's air-conditioned den for a year or three, so it was opened with low expectations but was absolutely gorgeous and mesmerising. No detailed notes as it was the end of an extended evening that then got a lot longer!

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