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…
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…
With 65% Sémillon, 35% Sauvignon Blanc, and 148 grams per liter of residual sugar, this 2021 Yquem boasts a sweeter, more tropical, and richer profile, presenting as one of the sweetest Yquem's in…
Compared to the 2019 Virginie de Valandraud Blanc, the nose here is muted, with some alcohol aroma masking any other aromas The palate is more vegetal, with grass, lemon verbena leading the charge.…
The 2019 Virginie de Valandraud Blanc wakes you up with a truly heroic nose of apricot and peach, with the palate very similar but bone dry; pineapple rind and stone fruit add interest. A balloon and…
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…
Higher pitched than the 2019, this 2020 is full of vibrancy and lift, with just enough candied sweetness to remind you where its hometown is. In its current state, the 2020 is such a multifaceted…
Always awesome. Always. Truly a benchmark for Yquem with some age on it. Undoubtedly sweeter and richer than the racier 2020 Yquem served beside it, the 2001 is in a great drinking window now. Every…
At Chateau d'Yquem. It's hard not to be completely satisfied when you're chillin at a private picnic table overlooking the estate vineyards and grubbin on stinky cheese whilst sipping on one of the…
This bottle of 2008 Yquem (.750ml) is in the most beautiful place in its evolution at the moment. Hallmark Yquem, the balance and flavor expansion are utterly harmonious, with the distribution of…
Butterscotch and fresh caramel chews playfully dance with yellow and orange citrus, grilled lemon, saffron, golden raisin, walnut oil, date, and apricot, notes. Intoxicating, like a terroir nymph of…
Apricot, grass, peach, and gorgeous floral hits combine in sweet (well, semi-sweet actually) bliss. I was even more taken with this sample than the one I had a month or so ago. I'm not a huge dessert…
A super-duper young pup that is all about acid and freshness. Higher register yellow citrus and stone fruits, but with the signature Yquem herbal and flowery notes that immediately add interest. The…
Though I'm typically not a Sauternes aficionado on the regular, who could pass up the opportunity to check this little beauty out, from the 2001 vintage no less. As hoped, this was a succulent…
A great vintage and a solid Sauternes. Honey, apricot, lamp oil, quince jelly, and lemon and orange marmalade. The only elements missing for me would be some additional floral or herbaceous notes.…
The Sémillon component shows strong from this bottle, with a more serious tone and structure flanking the bruised yellow citrus and olive oil flavors. Kiwi and passion fruit notes bring freshness and…
Honeyed apricot, lemon succulence, the ripest peach you've ever had, clementine, wet flowers, lemon verbena, and a mélange of herbs all make for the most impressive of Sauternes known to the free…
Maintains a much desired dryness and freshness to balance-out the semi-sweet undertones pushing the airy tropical and white peach flavors forward. Notable balance, lift, and purity for a dessert wine.
A much more poised and refreshing bottle than the last visit I had with this wine. Depth and bass tone penetration is achieved successfully in part because it has the upper elevation citrus zest and…
Yellow and white peach, lemon curd, dried apricot, honey, chamomile, plantain chip, and orange rind make for more of a white Rhône profile here than a white Bordeaux. A more serious wine, with…
This bottle certainly showed this wine's inclination toward flaunting its dominant dry Semillon core, with ripely bruised pineapple, red apple flesh, and banana leaf notes elbowing in front of the…
A late harvest that does what it can to avoid becoming too clumsy or cloying. It's rich and viscous, but never heavy. Ripe, sweet peach, nectarine, and dried apricot make up the lion-share of flavors…
