Community Tasting Note

• sdr wrote: 87 points

  February 11, 2017 - This is decent Sauternes but very disappointing for Yquem. Orange peel, peach and lemon are enjoyable but where is the botrytis? Modest length, good acidity. Maybe just an off (half) bottle.

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• fclarity commented:

  2/12/17, 6:39 PM - SDR - your report is a shocker! How long was the bottle open?

• sdr commented:

  2/12/17, 7:11 PM - Hi, this was a bottle I purchased on release. I opened it at the restaurant and we drank it over about an hour but it did not change. This was the first bottle from the parcel that I opened.

• fclarity commented:

  2/14/17, 2:39 PM - Thanks for your response. It seems likely that it was just an off bottle as you suggest (obviously more research is required ;>). It would be interesting to see if the wine would open up if it is given 4+ hours in a decanter. However, I would have to say that, most of the time, Sauternes doesn't need much air to taste great. Bad bottles of expensive wine are a bummer!

• For the Love of Wine commented:

  2/14/17, 5:04 PM - Looking at the discrepancy between RP (98) and WS (83),,,,I wonder if the winery had issues with certain bottling or corks....Hope your next bottle is much better, let us know! I have a hard time seeing Yquem score that low in any vintage they release!

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