Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 0,375L 2019

Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 0,375L 2019

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Chateau d'Yquem, 0,375 l - 14.50%
20% Sauvignon, 80% Semillon

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Bordeaux - France
White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic

How to serve

Serve at:

10 - 12°C.

Longevity:

Over 25 years

Glass:
Dessert Wines
Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 0,375L 2019

Bouquet

The bouquet is amazingly suble, with hints of dried fruit (dried apricot, prune, stewed fruit, and marmalade), spice (cinnamom, saffron, and liquorice), and even flowers (linden blossom, etc).

Flavour

The first impression of Chateau d'Yquem on the palate is always very silky, and often sumptuous. It then fills out, "coating the palate". This fine wine has a strong, but never overbearing character, with great elegance and poise. It always mantains a balance between sugar and acidity (sweetness and freshness). A touch of bitterness can also contribute to the overall harmony.

Pairing

Cheese
Desserts

Features

Name Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 0,375L 2019
Type White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic
Classification AOC Sauternes Premier Grand Cru Classè
Year 2019
Size 0,375 l
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 20% Sauvignon, 80% Semillon
Country
Region Bordeaux
History The only one Premier Grand Cru Sauternes from the 1855.
Origin Sauternes
Climate The region has an oceanic climate tempered by its distance from the Atlantic.
Soil composition Layers of clay, sand, and gravel are piled atop one another like plates of varying size amd thickness. The topography consists of gentle slopes, called croupes in French.
Yield per hectare 9 hl/ha
Harvest Grapes have been harvested the same way at Chateau d'Yquem for centuries. At vintage time, the chateau's work force increases by 140 piclers, divided into four groups. The scour the entire vineyard for grapes that are both botrytised and have attained maximum concentration. Harvesting at Yquem calls for picking in several waves.
Production technique As soon as they are picked, the grapes are quickly trasported to the cellar, where they are pressed several times. This is essential to extract highly-concentrated juice. Different lots of grape must are blended every evening and then put into new barrels.
Vinification Alcolic fermentation naturally come to a halt after 3-4 week, leaving about 125 g/l of residual sugar.
Ageing After the fermentation the wine is ready to go undergo a very long period of barrel ageing, during which gentle oxidation takes place via the pores in the oak, releasing wonderful aromas and flavours. The wine is racked every three months throughout this process. Racking consists of separating the wine from the lees at the bottom of the barrel. The wine finishes ageing in barrel and is bottled in the fourh spring after the vintage.
Allergens Contains sulphites
On offer Price Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 0,375L 2019 € 227.04  ex VAT

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Vintage

Decanter
94/100 
2019
James Suckling
96/100 
2019
Wine Spectator
97/100 
2019
xtraWine
96/100 
2019
Hachette
 
2 stars - Premium wine 2018
Robert Parker
98/100 
2018
Vinous
92/100 
2018
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 2017
Robert Parker
99/100 
2017
Vinous
97/100 
2017
Robert Parker
98/100 
2016
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 2015
Robert Parker
100/100 
2015
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 2014
Robert Parker
98/100 
2014
Robert Parker
97/100 
2013
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 2011
Robert Parker
94/100 
2011
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 2010
Robert Parker
98/100 
2010
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 2009
Robert Parker
100/100 
2009
Robert Parker
95/100 
2008
Robert Parker
98/100 
2007
Robert Parker
95/100 
2006
Robert Parker
96/100 
2005
Hachette
 
2 stars - Premium wine 2004
Hachette
 
3 stars - Exceptional wine 1996
Chateau d'Yquem
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Château d'Yquem is a Premier Grand Cru wine from the Sauternes, Gironde region in the southern part of the Bordeaux vineyards known as Graves. In the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, Château d'Yquem was the only Sauternes given this rat...

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