1976 Château d'Yquem

Community Tasting Notes (136) Avg Score: 95.1 points

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  4/18/2024 - BadOyster wrote: 97 Points

  Neal Martin nailed this one. A little rambunctious in the beginning - felt disjointed - but as soon as it kicks into gear the swathe of gingery-peppery notes on top of all the fruits mentioned by NM carries through the finish seemingly forever. Lovely.

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  3/11/2024 - booksmiths Likes this wine: 96 Points

  From half bottle.
  Nectar of the Gods.

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  1/13/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points

  A gorgeous d'Yquem that is in the perfect place. It is ready to go, and yet, it has decades of life to go allowing you to enjoy its roasted apricots, honey-coated oranges, pineapple, ginger, flowers, and spices. The bite of acidity is the perfect balance for its layers of sweet, ripe, tropical fruits. Drink from 2024-2045.

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  12/5/2023 - acyso wrote:

  Good vintages of Yquem (Chicago, IL): I don't think this was a proper showing of this wine -- it came off a little dirty and musty, though the apricot jam tones were pretty prominent here. That dirtiness really detracted from my enjoyment of this bottle; it was just too distracting from the other (quite nice) elements of this vintage.

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  10/19/2023 - rocknroller wrote: 96 Points

  Judgement of Eagan (Jason P's, St. Paul, MN): Deep gold/amber color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. Wow, gorgeous! Ripe, brown sugar, orange marmalade, orange peel nose. The palate shows orange, orange marmalade, pineapple, apricot, honeyed and viscous, ripe and round, amazing spice notes with the perfect inflection of the spice to balance the sweetness and fruit, full bodied and long. Outstanding and classy.

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