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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...
Wine Information
In 1945 the Sauternes wine area was tormented by a severe cold that continued till late spring. In April the weather rapidly warmed and the short spring that followed was warm and dry. The first vines bloomed at Yquem as early as May 15th (like in 1990) and that presaged an early harvest, especially when the particularly dry and hot summer months kept this advantage of early growth. In September the rainfall at Yquem was only 13 millimeters (a...
Vintage 1945
The world’s best wine vintage – 1947 or 1945? Tastingbook tasted all the best wines from these two great vintages.
If the wine producers from different regions were asked to name the best vintages from their winemaking history, the most would name 1947 or 1945 as one of the great ones. If we then compared them together there would be most likely only one vintage that the most if not every producer had named on list – 1947.
We wanted to t...
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Average Bottle Price
| 2023 | 2020 | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | 2010 | 2005 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 890€ +19.7% | 3 250€ +2.2% | 3 180€ +2.9% | 3 089€ -2.9% | 3 180€ +34.1% | 2 371€ +32.2% | 1 794€ +25.3% | 1 432€ |
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.