2018 Château d'Yquem

Château d'Yquem

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97
Points
Tasting 2021

Tasting Notes

97
Tasting from 28.05.2021: Peter Moser

Medium greenish yellow with silver reflections. Ripe yellow tropical fruit underlaid with fine savoury noble wood, candied orange and grapefruit, peach and blossom honey with some cookie notes in the background. Substantial, elegant, balanced ripeness, delicate coconut and lychee, creamy, silky texture, very poised, ripe peach, honey and white pepper on the very long finish. Shows great promise.

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Medium green yellow, silver reflections. Ripe yellow tropical fruit underpinned by fine oak savouriness, candied orange and grapefruit zest, some peach and blossom honey, some cookie in the background. Textured, elegant, pleasant fruit sweetness, delicate hints of coconut and lychee, creamy, silky texture, very balanced, ripe peach and honey on the finish, very promising, shows great length, white pepper on the finish. (2025-2075).

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Category: Sweet and Dessert Wine
Grape Variety: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol Level: 13.5%
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Château d'Yquem

33210 Sauternes
Frankreich
+33 (557) 98 07 07
info@yquem.fr www.yquem.fr

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2009 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
100
2009 Château d'Yquem Doppelmagnum ex-château
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
White Wine
Sémillon
Château d'Yquem Doppelmagnum ex-château White Wine
100
2001 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
White Wine
Château d'Yquem White Wine
100
1967 Château d’Yquem, Premier Grand Cru Classé Supérieur, Sauternes AOC, Bordeaux
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Red Wine
Château d’Yquem, Premier Grand Cru Classé Supérieur, Sauternes AOC, Bordeaux Red Wine
100
1967 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
100
1945 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sémillon
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
100
2017 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
98+
2021 Château Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
White Wine
Château Yquem White Wine
98
2011 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
98
2007 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sémillon
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
98
2020 Château Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
White Wine
Château Yquem White Wine
97
2019 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2019 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2018 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sémillon
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2015 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sémillon
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2013 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2004 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
1999 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2005 Château d'Yquem Doppelmagnum ex-château
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Château d'Yquem Doppelmagnum ex-château Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
1989 Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
France
Bordeaux,  France
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sémillon
Château d'Yquem Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
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