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  • Country ranking ?

    543
  • Producer ranking ?

    31
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Enjoy without food

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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...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Dark

ending

Long, Pure and Lingering

flavors

Vanilla, Voluptuous, Toasty, Honey, Truffles and Creamy

nose

Intense, Complex, Seductive and Refined

taste

Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Multi-dimensional, Mature, Full-bodied, Focused, Ripe, Perfumed and Silky tannins

Verdict

Outstanding and Masterpiece

Written Notes

Decanted for 10 minutes. Retained its best characteristics for 2 hours after opening. Outward condition as expected of a wine of this age. Wine level mid-shoulder. Old, dusty bottle. Label worn beyond recognition, but the capsule was in good condition and the original cork showed the vintage. Dark, warm golden colour. Really open, clean and rich nose with hints of vanilla, apricot and peach. A real charmer. A full, creamy, complex wine with indefinite length and depth. A perfect balance. An extremely enchanting wine.
  • 100p
Good looking half size bottle, is in a good condition and has mid-shoulder level. Colour is and looking dark, mature and deep . On the nose it is intense, complex, refined, seductive and charming. The taste is focused, ripe, perfumed, with silky tannins, full-bodied, with perfectly balanced, multi-dimensional, well-structured, concentrated structure and mature. On the palate it is layered and has violet, truffles, vanilla, toasty, white fruits, creamy and honey flavours. The finish is long, lingering, pure and vibrant. This wine is outstanding and masterpiece. I paid around 5k€ + a bottle. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 1-2 years and decant at least 45min before tasting.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 95p
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Origin

Sauternes, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

Serious
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