Wine Doctrine
2019

Château d'Yquem Y de Yquem

Tasted 20 November 2023 France · Bordeaux

An enticing floral note kicks off the lemon and white rock flavors that makes for a zippy but also solidly weighted profile. There is some grass here, but it is more mineral and yellow fruit driven overall. Drink now,…

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2015

Château d'Yquem

Sauternais · Sauternes

Paired great with some hifalutin French pastries, this vintage of Yquem shows some of the exuberance of the warmer year. Apricot, honey, peach, and just enough herbal pep to keep it properly in…

Reviewed 29 March 2026
2022

Château d'Yquem

Sauternais · Sauternes

Unctuous, but with youthful focus and lift, the 2022 is a crème brûlée's BFF. I would say this comes off a bit more honeyed and viscous than, for example, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2017, and perhaps more…

Reviewed 29 September 2025
2001

Château d'Yquem

Sauternais · Sauternes

2001 vs. 2021 Yquem (from .375s).

Reviewed 26 July 2025
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