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Wine Description
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...
Vintage 1936
The 1936 wine vintage in Bordeaux was a highly challenging, mediocre, and light-bodied year for dry reds, though it yielded much more successful results for the region's famous sweet white wines. A tumultuous growing season plagued by a damp summer, violent June hailstorms, and heavy July downpours severely promoted mildew and delayed grape maturation. Fortunately, a magnificent, sun-drenched September partially saved the harvest from total ru...