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1981 Château d'Yquem

Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

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Community Tasting Note

  • englishman's claret wrote: 93 points

    December 27, 2018 - Certainly has the classic Yquem clementine and marcona almond notes, but misses a bit in terms of the complexity you'd like from mature Yquem. Perfectly good job for 1981, though.

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2 Comments

  • SARED commented:

    12/27/18, 1:57 PM - How did you find the acidity? Was the wine still nicely balanced / refreshing?

  • englishman's claret commented:

    12/27/18, 2:05 PM - Yes actually the acidity was great and I did find it a refreshing, lighter styled Yquem. You’re right - that’s an important facet of the wine to praise and I’ll change the note to reflect that

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