2017 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
  • Sémillon (75%), Sauvignon Blanc (25%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2021 - 2059)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
97-99/100
Product: 20178004787

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2017 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Description

The nose shows restraint without losing the pure decadence a bottle of Yquem promises, with notes of green apple, burnt lemon peel, and ginger. The palate displays a showstopping balance and harmony that goes beyond the attainable. Of course, you have the richness one would expect, but what makes Yquem unparalleled is the elegance with which it effortlessly carries this.  And what persistence –the weight, the ginger and the white flowers just go on and on.  An absolute knockout. Drink 2020 – 2060
Colour White
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2017
Maturity Ready - youthful (2021 - 2059)
Grape List Sémillon (75%), Sauvignon Blanc (25%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château d'Yquem

Critics reviews

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 97-99/100
There was no frost at dYquem in 2017, and botrytis was very regular and even this vintage. The nose opens with very pure notes of freshly sliced oranges, yuzu and lemon barley water with hints of white pepper, fresh ginger and lime cordial. The incredibly rich, unctuous sweetness (148 grams per liter of residual sugar) is beautifully marbled with bright, vivacious citrus fruit and spice flavors, while lifted by well-knit freshness, and it finishes with epic length and great depth.Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 27/04/2018
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, (Apr 2018)

About this wine

Sémillon

The main grape for Sauternes and particularly successfully grown in Australia's Hunter Valley. Hunter Valley Sémillon is one of Australia’s iconic and unique wines, totally unlike any wine produced elsewhere in the world from the same grape variety. In youth the wines are quite citrusy and fresh, but are generally perceived to gain hugely in complexity as they age and are deemed to be best drunk when at least 5 years old, frequently lasting for 10 or more years. Unusually for Australia, the alcohol levels rarely exceed 11.5%. In Bordeaux it is the most widely planted white grape and is blended with Sauvignon Blanc to produce the great long-lived dry whites of Graves as well as the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It is high in alcohol and extract and relatively low in aroma and acidity. Its thin skin makes it very susceptible to botrytis which is prerequisite for the making of Sauternes. It responds well to oak ageing and, while having a lightly lemony aroma when young develops lanolin flavours which some describe as "waxy", as well as a rich, creamy, intense, texture and a deep golden colour.
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Château d’Yquem

Château d’Yquem is the leading estate in the Sauternes appellation on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. It has long been reputed for making one of the world’s great sweet wines. In the 1855 classification of Bordeaux wines, Yquem was given the lofty title of Premier Cru Supérieur – the sole property at that level. It sits comfortably among the First Growths of the Médoc and their equivalents on the Right Bank regarding its quality and prestige among wine collectors.
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