This bottle is the finest 83 Yquem I've tasted so far and ranks among the best Sauternes I've experienced. This particular bottle showed more development than typical for its vintage, offering a preview of what this vintage may provide in future decades. Very close to perfection.
TN: Dark golden color. This wine is open and expressive from the go, improving with an hour in the decanter. It features a complex, layered array of dense, sweet fruits like orange, apricot, and quince, enriched with brioche, spices, saffron, toffee, and tea. The complexity is off the charts. Each aroma is distinctly delineated, supported by a spine of acidity that perfectly balances the sweetness, ensuring the wine feels neither heavy nor cloying. The overall balance is perfect.
Decanting: 1-2 hours in the decanter should be sufficient.
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fantastic wine, but what do you expect from d'Yquem... apricot preserves, spring flowers, marmalade, mushrooms, petrichor, long and complex finish, Sauternes is not always my cup of tea, but this is fabulous, and not too cloying and sweet, loved it
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Agree with those who think this ha lost its sugar and become a more savory, nutty version of the wine. Still pretty good but maybe not what you expected
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NobleRottersSydney - Bordeaux night (Glass Brasserie, Sydney): {cork} [Gordon] This is also a decade from our last tasting in 2013. Nose of vanilla bean, hint of caramel, old carpet. Aging but not too old. The palate – which is about medium weight – kaleidoscopes through honey, marzipan, apricot, vanilla, almonds and a butterscotch base. Goodness. It’s morphed into a sort of medium-dry palate; it doesn’t seem so much sweet as just decadent somehow. Permeated with a gently beguiling hint of decay, it finishes medium/long and is an absolute privilege to drink.
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5/5/2024 - Cailles wrote: 98 Points
This bottle is the finest 83 Yquem I've tasted so far and ranks among the best Sauternes I've experienced. This particular bottle showed more development than typical for its vintage, offering a preview of what this vintage may provide in future decades. Very close to perfection.
TN: Dark golden color. This wine is open and expressive from the go, improving with an hour in the decanter. It features a complex, layered array of dense, sweet fruits like orange, apricot, and quince, enriched with brioche, spices, saffron, toffee, and tea. The complexity is off the charts. Each aroma is distinctly delineated, supported by a spine of acidity that perfectly balances the sweetness, ensuring the wine feels neither heavy nor cloying. The overall balance is perfect.
Decanting: 1-2 hours in the decanter should be sufficient.
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5/3/2024 - viniferatu Likes this wine:
fantastic wine, but what do you expect from d'Yquem... apricot preserves, spring flowers, marmalade, mushrooms, petrichor, long and complex finish, Sauternes is not always my cup of tea, but this is fabulous, and not too cloying and sweet, loved it
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3/23/2024 - Sean Tay Likes this wine: 96 Points
Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Wine Dinner (Buona Terra Italian Restaurant Singapore): Pronounced nose intensity with notes of honey, peach, melon, tropical fruit, toast. High acidity.
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3/8/2024 - Topper wrote: 88 Points
Agree with those who think this ha lost its sugar and become a more savory, nutty version of the wine. Still pretty good but maybe not what you expected
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2/7/2024 - graemeg wrote:
NobleRottersSydney - Bordeaux night (Glass Brasserie, Sydney): {cork} [Gordon] This is also a decade from our last tasting in 2013. Nose of vanilla bean, hint of caramel, old carpet. Aging but not too old. The palate – which is about medium weight – kaleidoscopes through honey, marzipan, apricot, vanilla, almonds and a butterscotch base. Goodness. It’s morphed into a sort of medium-dry palate; it doesn’t seem so much sweet as just decadent somehow. Permeated with a gently beguiling hint of decay, it finishes medium/long and is an absolute privilege to drink.
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