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2021 Chateau d'Yquem - Sauternes 750ml
Chateau d'Yquem
SKU 97604

2021 Chateau d'Yquem - Sauternes 750ml

$359.00 - $359.00
$359.00
$359.00 - $359.00
$359.00
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2021 Chateau d'Yquem - Sauternes 750ml
96 Points
"The 2021 Yquem was tasted in Amsterdam, the first wine poured at a lunch, thereby allowing me a longer period to examine it. Slightly burnished in hue, it has a very attractive bouquet with scents of dried quince, clementine, linseed and subtle candle wax, perhaps more discrete than usual, but certainly fresh and vibrant. The palate is medium-bodied and viscous on the entry, a Yquem with perhaps a lighter chassis than recent vintages, prioritizing poise and purity over horsepower— exactly the right approach in such a challenging season. It opens wonderfully in the glass, gaining more frangipane and kaki fruit scents, though it seems to have a lighter and more tensile finish than the 2020 or 2019. As such, I suspect that it will be comparatively approachable and, of course, delicious. Readers should note that I will probably re-taste the 2021 in Bordeaux during primeur."
—Neal Martin-Vinous Media
Appellation: Sauternes
Vintage: 2021
Variety: White Blend
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Chateau d'Yquem
Chateau d'Yquem
2021 Chateau d'Yquem - Sauternes 750ml
96 Points
"The 2021 Yquem was tasted in Amsterdam, the first wine poured at a lunch, thereby allowing me a longer period to examine it. Slightly burnished in hue, it has a very attractive bouquet with scents of dried quince, clementine, linseed and subtle candle wax, perhaps more discrete than usual, but certainly fresh and vibrant. The palate is medium-bodied and viscous on the entry, a Yquem with perhaps a lighter chassis than recent vintages, prioritizing poise and purity over horsepower— exactly the right approach in such a challenging season. It opens wonderfully in the glass, gaining more frangipane and kaki fruit scents, though it seems to have a lighter and more tensile finish than the 2020 or 2019. As such, I suspect that it will be comparatively approachable and, of course, delicious. Readers should note that I will probably re-taste the 2021 in Bordeaux during primeur."
—Neal Martin-Vinous Media
Appellation: Sauternes
Vintage: 2021
Variety: White Blend
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Bottle Size: 750ml
Producer: Chateau d'Yquem