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2001 Château d'Yquem

Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

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  • Bordeaux
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  • ricard Likes this wine: 99 points

    May 2, 2024 - I was secretly hoping to be critical and say, nah, it's not all it's cracked up to be, but how wrong I was. It's the greatest sweet wine I've ever had, in fact one of the greatest wines of any kind I've ever had. You would not, could not, want to drink this every day. It's like listening to Mozart's Requiem for the first time and realising what beauty is. This truly is the most sensational wine. Believe it. What an absurd privilege.

    7 people found this helpful Comment

  • Biskuit Likes this wine:

    April 16, 2024 - Served alongside a range of dessert wines, clearly a class above.

    1 person found this helpful Comment

  • Kim Gerner wrote:

    March 18, 2024 - Tasted vintage 2001 regularly since 8 years ago as it is clearly one of my all time favorites - every time I have tasted it, it is worth 98 to 98++. This time it was an experiment: Poured from a bottle which I coravined first time 6 years ago. Since then coravined 2 times further before today, last time 1½ years ago with only 1/3 left in the bottle. Despite that the bottle was still outstanding today. That is impressive but of course also influenced by the fact that this is a wine with both high acidity and high sugar level. Not quite at same level as I remember form "fresh bottles", but nevertheless outstanding. It would not be fair rating it officially on cellartracker, but I rated this coravine version 97. I can also reveal that 1½ years ago when I tasted the coaravined bottle last time it was not affected by the coravine (at that time the bottle was 2/3 full)

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  • sh6k Likes this wine: 100 points

    February 23, 2024 - Amazing. Nose was slightly less powerful than my last bottle but traded off a tiny bit of power for broad all-encompassing finesse. And the palate... ultra focused finesse (and acidity) with amazing palate-filling fruit, and a backing of caramel. Still at the start of its life. With a couple hours of air, spice and amaretto adding to the bouquet. Added a chemical note to the nose -- petrol like a riesling with another twist I can't pinpoint (but is enticing). Cotton candy finish.

    Spectacular yet again. Easily 100 points.

    4 people found this helpful Comment

  • Baxterna Likes this wine: 100 points

    February 18, 2024 - The is our first experience with Sauternes, and it was incredible. It had such a gorgeous nose of pineapple upside down cake and cinnamon spice. Velvety smooth on the palate. A truly perfectly balanced wine. We chilled this wine for an hour on ice, and it was amazing! We enjoyed this with 2 of our closest friends who have tasted many vintages. They agreed this might be the best they’d ever tasted. So happy we finally cracked this OWC of 6 bottles. So happy we have 5 more to enjoy over the years. What a beautiful occasion to try this wine from a 400+ year old vineyard.

    7 people found this helpful Comments (1)
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  • By Jeb Dunnuck
    Up From The Cellar No. 20, 2/4/2023 (link)

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JamesSuckling.com

  • By James Suckling
    1/18/2023 (link)

    (Château d'Yquem Sauternes, France) Subscribe to see review text.

JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    5/23/2022 (link)

    (Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.

Vinous

  • By Neal Martin
    Stand and Deliver: 2001 Sauternes (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)

    (d'Yquem Yquem Sweet White) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Neal Martin
    Stand and Deliver: 2001 Sauternes (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)

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Decanter

  • By Stephen Brook
    Sauternes: Five vintages to drink now, 5/1/2021 (link)

    (Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, White) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jane Anson
    Sauternes 2001 horizontal, 1/4/2021 (link)

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JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    6/27/2017 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    12/9/2015 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    11/29/2013 (link)

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  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    3/1/2012 (link)

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Vintage Tastings

  • By John Kapon
    Epic European Vacation, 9/6/2011

    (d’Yquem) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By John Kapon
    Epic European Vacation, 9/6/2011

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JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    3/10/2011 (link)

    (Ch d'Yquem Sauternes White) Subscribe to see review text.

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    9/17/2009 (link)

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View From the Cellar

  • By John Gilman
    Sep/Oct 2009, Issue #23, Sauternes’ Summers of Love- Great Vintages in 2007, 2005 and 2001 Amongst an Embarrassment of Riches in the Last Few Decades

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JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    2/13/2008 (link)

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Winedoctor

  • By Chris Kissack
    April 2006 (link)

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  • By Chris Kissack
    April 2006 (link)

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JancisRobinson.com

  • By Jancis Robinson, MW
    10/10/2005 (link)

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RJonWine.com

  • By Richard Jennings
    1/26/2009 (link) 96 points

    (Château d'Yquem) From 375 - bright canary yellow color; big, tropical fruit, orange cream, coconut, lemon and creamy lime nose; rich, delicious, ripe lemon, lime and orange cream palate; long finish 96+ pts. (drinking remarkably well now, but with so much potential for additional complexity)

  • By Richard Jennings
    9/11/2006 (link) 94 points

    (Château d'Yquem) From 375 ml - orange honey nose; dense, lovely essence of brown sugar, but with less acid than I'd expect; long finish 94+ pts.

  • By Richard Jennings
    4/22/2006 (link) 95 points

    (Château d'Yquem) Lovely, big coconut and apricot nose; great, concentrated, solid, youthful, coconut and tropical fruit palate; long finish (80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc)

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2001
  • Type White - Sweet/Dessert
  • Producer Château d'Yquem
  • Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Sauternais
  • Appellation Sauternes
  • UPC Codes 000000051507, 071570016999, 071570018641, 071570018658, 071570019723, 087000342163, 087000342170, 087000342187, 087000361096, 3258691258133, 3364420089760, 3450301065821, 3700266201872, 3700266204620, 721713141025, 810910020858

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 610 (2%)
  • In Cellars 21,888 (78%)
  • Consumed 5,418 (19%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

Blue Cheese, Desserts, Foie Gras, Gorgonzola cheese, Honey-vanilla cheesecake, Moon Pies, old Gouda cheese, Roquefort "Papillon", Roquefort cheese, Stilton cheese

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