2022 Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur Sauternes 375ml – SommPicks

2022 Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur Sauternes#909109551

Name: 2022 Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur Sauternes 375ml
Brand: Chateau d'Yquem
SKU: 909109551
Price: 200.00 USD
Availability: PreOrder

Chateau d'Yquem White France Bordeaux

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375ml

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98 points Wine Advocate"A blend of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2022 d'Yquem is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Exhibiting a remarkably delicate, complex and energetic bouquet of rose, confit citrus,..." read more

97 points Vinous"The 2022 Yquem is a blend of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc with 160 g/L residual sugar and a total acidity of 5.39 g/L. It is the first certified organic vintage for the estate and has the lowest level of total..." read more

18 + points Jancis Robinson"From a hot vintage, described by estate director Lorenzo Pasquini as a rollercoaster. Very extended harvest with grey rot threatening around 10 October but it all changed on 15 October when a south-east wind stopped the..." read more

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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).