1997 Château d'Yquem

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  5/12/2024 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points

  375ml bottle with perfect fill. Dried and fresh apricot comes across as rich and sweet, perhaps not the most complex vintage ever of d'Yquem, but old enough that complexity is coming through nicely.

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  3/29/2024 - evanqian wrote: 95 Points

  Night of sweet wines with Lianzijia (Newmarket, Auckland): from 750ml bottle. dark with brown hue. marmalade, apricot jam, honeysuckle and caramel, with a little nut and crème brûlée, dense texture, sufficient acidity to support a large-scale and balanced structure, good on density and length.
  
  It's a bit oxidised, having some port-like flavours, which is not favoured, however, in a rare chance to taste a 27-year-old d'Yquem, how can I expect freshness, I accept it as a flavour of age.
  
  Alc 13.9%, TA 4.8 g/L, RS 120 g/L
  
  Ap 5/5, Ar 12/15, Palate 18/20, Overall 5+5/10
  Total 95/100
  
  NM 93 (Vinous 04/2022)
  RH 17.5 (JR 02/2020)
  LPB 95 (WA 08/2019)
  JM 96 (WS 11/2014)
  RP 96 (WA 04/2003)
  JS 95 (WS 04/2003)

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  2/24/2024 - Handy1 wrote: 95 Points

  Out of half bottle. Dark amber/brown color. Over all balanced sweetness and acidity maybe touch acidity fading. Drink up out of a half

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  2/9/2024 - ankitmehra Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Four Decades of Left Bank Bordeaux with Friends (New York): After tasting a 1968 Château Latour, 1970 Château Palmer, 1986 Château Lynch-Bages and 1995 Château Haut-Brion on the night, it was an unbelievable feeling when our WOTN was the last bottle we opened: a demi of 1997 Château d'Yquem. There's never an occasion where mature d'Yquem doesn't steal the limelight, but that first whiff of tropical fruits (pineapple and mango) off the nose, coupled with oak and honeysuckle just lure you into such an elegant example of Sauternes. The palate had an upfront that had a very pronounced mango note that was balanced out with quince before the mid-palate introduced a light pineapple note that was elevated with baking spices. The finish added some weight and (relative) youthfulness with notes of herbs, licorice and vanilla, rounding out the wine extremely well. Late 1990s Château d'Yquem is in a great spot right now.

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  2/3/2024 - Papies wrote:

  The power of a story grows with every retelling (Restaurant Story, London): From half bottle.
  This divided us a bit as Nicol really liked it while Andreas was a bit put off but it even at times questioning its health. A bit of a marmite wine in a way and for sure being an Yquem will always trigger this. We will leave the for another day though.

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