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Château d'Yquem 2018

Bordeaux - Sauternes - 1er Cru Supérieur - Château d'Yquem

1st Grand Cru Classé Superior in 1855

$2,304.86

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Stored in air-conditioned cellar
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Grape varieties
Sémillon 75
Sauvignon Blanc 25% of the total
Château d'Yquem

Château d'Yquem

What Domaine more famous throughout the world to evoke the great sweet wines of the Sauternes vineyard than Château of Yquem?

A name associated with a myth whose reputation has undoubtedly crossed borders. It was in 1593 that Jacques Sauvage was granted "tenure rights", and a few years later began the construction of Château. Françoise-JosépHine de Sauvage d'Yquem married Count Louis Amédée de Lur-Saluces in 1785. At the death of the latter, she will gradually raise the Domaine to the top of the hierarchy of great wines of Sauternes.

During the classification of Bordeaux wines formalized in 1855 at the request of Napoléon III for the Paris World's Fair, Yquem's Château would be the only Domaine to obtain the distinction of Premier Cru Superior.

A page will turn for Yquem Château when it is acquired in 1999 by the LVMH group. Pierre Lurton has been its Chairman and CEO since 2004. The Château d'Yquem has long adopted the philosophy of producing a great wine only if nature has allowed it, in other words if the vintage has been up to La Tâche thus conducive to giving a botrytized grape of quality.

Yquem's Château rests on the highest point of the Sauternes appellation,... See more ...

Critics Château d'Yquem 2018.

Wine Advocate - Robert Parker
98/100
James Suckling
97/100
Wine Spectator
96/100
Jancis Robinson
17.5/20
Vinous - A. Galloni
92/100

Description Château d'Yquem 2018.

The 2018 vintage is a very good year in Sauternes, in spite of the climatic conditions which were fluctuating at times. The installation of the noble rot on the berries was late due to the dryness of the summer and the late season, despite the optimal maturity they reached in September. The harvest took place in October, requiring several selections in order to obtain the best possible quality.

Blend of the 2018 vintage: 85% Semillon, 15% Sauvignon Blanc.

The robe presents a magnificent bright gold color, with pale reflections.

The nose blends harmony and finesse, revealing notes of yellow fruits, white flowers, spices and fine paste.

The mouth follows the same register of elegance, with a suave attack that gives way to delicious flavors of exotic fruits, quince and vanilla wood. Evolving with freshness and generosity, it is subtly sweet but without being exuberant, gracefully ending on a long and very complex finish.

Food and wine pairing:

Château d'Yquem 2018 is best enjoyed with refined dishes, such as foie gras pan-fried with gingerbread, scallops fried in vanilla and lemon butter, cod fillet in sauce, honey-glazed pork loin, or duck in orange sauce.

Enjoy it with blue-veined cheeses such as Roquefort, Bleu d'Auvergne, Caesar Regal or Fourme d'Ambert.

For dessert, finish it off with a Perouges cake, a citrus sabayon or an apricot bavarois.

Cellaring potential and tasting:

Château d'Yquem 2018 has exceptional cellaring potential, and deserves to wait in the cellar for several years in order to refine and show itself to be grandiose. Its peak will be reached between 2038 and 2042.

However, it will lend itself very well to tasting if properly prepared. To do so, take care to open the bottle 2 to 3 hours in advance by keeping it in the refrigerator. Take it out a few minutes before tasting so that it can be served between 10 and 12°C.

The bottles should be kept in a dark cellar, lying down, with an optimal hygrometric degree of 70%.

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