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  • Country ranking ?

    1 519
  • Producer ranking ?

    95
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    from 2018
  • Food Pairing

    Salads

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The Story

With an annual production of 10,000 bottles a year, Y (pronounced "ee-grek" in French) is a rare wine. It is made from the same outstanding terroir and the same vines as Château d'Yquem. Although work in the vineyard is every bit as meticulous, the grapes are picked and the wine made in a different way.

 

Y was formerly made at the end of the harvest, with the last bunches left on the vines. These grapes, affected to varying degrees by B...

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Wine Information

The unusually erratic weather conditions obviously had an influence on the vines, and flowering was long and drawn out due to the rain. The dry, warm weather in August nevertheless evened out ripening.

The harvest of grapes for Y began on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of September under a magnificent clear blue sky. We picked the more early-maturing Sauvignon Blanc at the height of their aromatic potential, when the thermometer stood at 30 °C.
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Vintage 2012

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage report.

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage is a year for vineyard management and workers. Call it a winemakers vintage, or change your tune and call it vineyard managers vintage. Either descriptor works perfectly. Wineries with the financial capacity to take the necessary measures in the vineyards during the season, coupled with the willingness to severely downgrade unripe grapes, will produce the best wines. Even then, it ...

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Tasting note

ending

Long, Extensive and Pure

taste

Balanced, Full-bodied, Harmonious, Vigor and Fruity

Verdict

Transparent and Intelligent

Written Notes

80% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Sémillon. Alcoholic fermentation in French oak barrels (starting in vats). Aged for 10 months (1/3 new oak) on the lees with bâtonnage. RS 6.2 g/l.
Subtle but honeyed on the nose. Rich and tastes almost a little off dry on the palate (confirmed by the numbers). Spicy and full bodied. Lots of freshness but also has a note of barley sugar as if there were some botrytis. (JH)

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Origin

Sauternes, Bordeaux

Glass time

2h

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