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Château d'Yquem 2022 375ml

PRICE PER BOTTLE
$599.00
PRICE PER SIX
$3,414.30
$3,594.00
Sizes
375ml (Demi/Half Bottle)750ml (Standard)
Quantity
AvailabilityIn stock
Volume375ml
Vintages2005, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022
Region/CountryFrance, Bordeaux
Rating100 points
Description

The Timeless Pleasure of Château d'Yquem
Experience the indescribable pleasure that awaits when tasting Château d'Yquem. This extraordinary wine captivates with its intricate balance and complex flavours that evolve and harmonize over time. Like the lingering silence after a Mozart masterpiece, Château d'Yquem remains on the palate, bestowing a unique and prolonged pleasure. In the poetic words of Frédéric Dard, it spreads out like a peacock's tail, leaving an enduring impression.

Chateau d’Yquem is universally recognised as the greatest sweet wine in the world, and therefore demands a place in the cellar of every serious oenophile. With an annual production of 10,000 bottles a year, Y (pronounced "ee-grek" in French) is a rare wine. It is made from the same outstanding terroir and the same vines as Château d'Yquem. Although work in the vineyard is every bit as meticulous, the grapes are picked and the wine made in a different way.

Ratings
Score100 points
ReviewerJames Suckling
Review
A perfect Yquem again after the 2021, which is fresher and more refined than the 2022. The perception of sweetness is super-knit. Lots of botrytis, with turmeric, saffron, cream, roasted meringue, pine nuts, spices and dried mangoes. This is a powerful, seductive and lush wine. Ornamented and richer this year than 2021, but there is so much charm and harmony. Long and spicy, with a hint of petrol at the end. Wow. The second most concentrated Yquem after 1945, according to the winemaker. About 160 grams of residual sugar. So approachable now, but better in five or six years. It will live forever.
Specifications
ClosureCork
Serving temp12-16 °C
Alcohol14%
Food Pairing

Citrus salads, saffron rice pudding, or pear-caramel bavarois.

Tasting Profile
nose

Rich and concentrated, it coats the palate, revealing notes of beeswax, caramel and quince paste.

palate

Its powdery texture is prolonged by a touch of salinity and lovely bitter notes on the finish, which enhance the candied bitter orange characteristic of Yquem wines.