2019 Château d'Yquem

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 95.1 points

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  3/27/2024 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  D'Yquem 2019 & 2020: The '19 is a spectacular young Sauternes. Next to the '20, the '19 is richer, more concentrated, sweeter, and shows more signs of oak influence, but it never feels heavy or overdone.
  
  On the nose, I found the nose immediately expressive with orange peel, honey, dried apricot, pineapple, pastry cream, and vanilla. Compared to the '20, the '19 shows more concentrated and a bit darker fruit tones, shows a greater sense of sweetness, and more oak influence. On the palate, the '19 D'Yquem is incredibly concentrated, while maintaining a sense of vibrancy and acidity. I found a similar flavor profile as the nose, with a mix of concentrated dried apricot fruit, orange peel, honey, and some vanilla/cream notes.

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  12/19/2023 - Somm Enchanted Evening wrote:

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  6/6/2023 - csimm wrote: 96 Points

  TOP SHELF WINE WEEKEND: Apricot, grass, peach, and gorgeous floral hits combine in sweet (well, semi-sweet actually) bliss. I was even more taken with this sample than the one I had a month or so ago. I’m not a huge dessert wine fan and I find more are just gobs of cloying gumminess. So, perhaps a young Yquem is just what the doctor ordered. Do they have doctors that’ll scratch out an Rx of Yquem? I gotta call Blue Shield and find out. And I digress.
  
  Check out my previous note on this for some of the more flowery (literally) flavor details but suffice to say this was a beautifully fresh and enlivening example of Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc. In its current personality, I’d be shoving foie and Camembert in my face with this liquid gold. I mean, I kinda did with the whole cheese plate callin’ me. Well, that and French Toast. So, pretty much anything then….
  
  I know all are hot and heavy on the 2001 Yquem, and that thing is unquestionably awesome, but I’m liking this whole baby Yquem thing even better with recent vintages. More savory than sweet. Fresher over heavier. Maybe it’s just a me thing.

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  6/1/2023 - Papies wrote: 95 Points

  The last five glasses from a beautiful magnum that they served up to our point via Coravin.
  Liquid gold as always and a magnificent wine to have even now at this youthful and bright time of its life. The textbook notes are all there bipartisan the harmony and balance of this wine with perfect dance between richness and acidity is what we will remember. 95 as a minimum.

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  5/27/2023 - I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Wild and Crazy Memorial Weekend - Saturday (Chris' Castle aka Melissa's Manor): I have tasted young Sauternes and even young Yquems, but I think this may have been the youngest! Yquem is always a treat regardless of age! The Chateau has an uncanny way of getting their wines to show impeccable balance and finesse, which keeps throughout its long, prosperous life! I have never had an Yquem that was too old nor too young! If you like your Sauternes full of life and vibrancy, this wine is drinking quite well right now! If you. prefer more nuance that comes from age, wait on these. Either way, the wine will have just enough acidity to balance out the sweetness!
  
  OK...this wine...hint of petrol that blew off to reveal layers of citrus, stone and tropical fruit, ranging from Meyers lemon to unripe peach to pineapple and hints of coconut. The wine is mouth coating and delicious! Acidity keeps the fruit lively and the sweetness in check....this wine is not cloying in the least! I love Yquem, regardless of age, and it is always easy to see why they take Sauternes to a whole other level! Easy 96 now, better with more time, IMO, but will be hard to keep away from this one!

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