2015 Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur Sauternes 375ml – SommPicks

2015 Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur Sauternes#909113413

Name: 2015 Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur Sauternes 375ml
Brand: Chateau d'Yquem
SKU: 909113413
Price: 243.00 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Chateau d'Yquem White France Bordeaux

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375ml

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99 points Wine Advocate"A blend of 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc with 144 grams of residual sugar, the 2015 d'Yquem offers up a multifaceted, entrancing bouquet with aromas of jasmine, lime leaves, grilled bread, saffron, ripe orchard..." read more

97 points Vinous"The 2015 Yquem has a powerful bouquet with yellow plum, peach skin and marmalade aromas. It's a little primal, but there is wonderful..." read more

18 points Jancis Robinson"Utter joy. Marmalade, vanilla, mixed spice, cream, butter. Unctuous without excess. Finely tuned with impossibly good balance. (RH)"

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About Chateau d'Yquem

For most collectors, Chateau d'Yquem needs no introduction as it is highly regarded as one of the world’s finest sweet wines (and dare we say, white wines). It boasts the only Premier Cru Superior status in Sauternes and only makes two wines: their world-famous sweet wine, and a dry white wine named “Y” (Ygrec).

The esteemed Estate is situated in Graves and is surrounded by 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc vines near the river Garonne. These humid, cool conditions create the perfect environment for botrytis, or “noble rot,” to transform these juicy grapes into shriveled, concentrated liquid gold.

Despite the wines being outrageously delicious upon release, they can age for a remarkable amount of time. Jancis Robinson describes them as “immortal” with the potential to age for not only decades, but generations. The Sauternes is only made in vintages where growing conditions are absolutely perfect, and the results have consistently been rated near perfect (and perfect!), with critics describing the golden nectar as, “simply mind-blowing … [p]ure perfection,” and a “rarity that must be tried to be believed” (WA).