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The Story
The pleasure derived from tasting Yquem is difficult to describe.
It offers a myriad of well-balanced, complex flavours that generate even more harmonies over time. The impression that remains is reminiscent of a quote from Frédéric Dard "the silence that follows a piece by Mozart, in which the listener remains suffused with the music". This reflects the fact that Château d'Yquem stays on the palate for a remarkable long time, providing a u...
Wine Information
The 1991 Château d'Yquem is a lighter, highly elegant, and delicately styled Premier Cru Supérieur Sauternes from a notoriously difficult Bordeaux vintage that was severely impacted by spring frosts, though Yquem's unique microclimate and meticulous berry-by-berry selection allowed it to triumph over the year's poor reputation. Possessing a noticeably lower residual sugar level of 98 grams per liter, it displays an aromatic, pale to medium-gol...
Vuosikerta 1991
A vintage marked by frost on the 21st of April that fortunately spared several plots of slope vineyards at Yquem. Summer was warm and dry, but September was rainy. The harvest was over in three passes which brought in only a small amount of grapes, but of very good quality. This experience shows what an advantage great terroirs have when spring frosts occur. In light of the weather that year, the calibre of 1991 Yquem exceeded our expectations...
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Viinin keskihinta
| Year | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 311€ | +30.1% |
| 2020 | 239€ | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 210€ | +44.8% |
| 2010 | 145€ | - |
| 2026 | 2020 | 2015 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 311€ +30.1% | 239€ +13.8% | 210€ +44.8% | 145€ - |
This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.