Chateau d'Yquem
Sauternes, 2017

Bordeaux, France

£420.00

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Chateau d'Yquem
Sauternes, 2017

Bordeaux, France

£420.00

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SIZE:
75cl

Perhaps a name that requires no introduction, Chateau d'Yquem is the only winery in Sauternes to hold the coveted classification of 1er Cru Classé supérieur. Vintage to vintage, it is consistently heralded as the world's finest sweet wine and is capable of ageing for endless decades.

2017 was a masterful vintage for this iconic wine. A lack of frost meant that the growing season was near perfect, allowing botrytis to develop consistently and evenly.

To quote The Wine Advocate: 'The incredibly rich, unctuous sweetness (148 grams per litre of residual sugar) is beautifully marbled with bright, vivacious citrus fruit and spice flavours'. A bottle to buy, store and then forget about for 40-50 years.

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Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Advocate

There was no frost at d’Yquem in 2017, and botrytis was very regular and even this vintage. The nose opens with very pure notes of freshly sliced oranges, yuzu and lemon barley water with hints of white pepper, fresh ginger and lime cordial. The incredibly rich, unctuous sweetness (148 grams per liter of residual sugar) is beautifully marbled with bright, vivacious citrus fruit and spice flavors, while lifted by well-knit freshness, and it finishes with epic length and great depth.