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1978 CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
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Features
| Vintage | Wine 1978 |
| Classification | Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé Supérieur |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Sauternes |
| Colour | Sweet white wine |
| Volume | 0.75 l |
| Country | France |
| Château | Château d'Yquem |
| Country | France |
Château informations
Château d\'Yquem
The Château d'Yquem is an area of 133 hectares including 113 hectares of vineyards, 102 acres operated, south of Bordeaux in Sauternes region that produces a sweet white wine ranked Premier Cru Superior, the only wine from the Sauternes category.
It is considered by many as the best Sauternes. The yield is only 6 hectoliters per hectare and in some years, if the quality is not deemed sufficient, the bottles are not sold under this label.
The wines are characterized by their complexity due to a significant amount of residual sugar and flavorings made by Botrytis cinerea. A relatively high acidity helps offset the sweetness. Another characteristic for which Château d'Yquem is known is his longevity. In good years does present a bottle of his outstanding after one or two decades in a cellar and with care it will keep for a century or more, adding to the complexity...
Since 1959 Chateau d'Yquem produces a dry white wine named "Y" (and before 2004 "Y Lur-Saluces") makes an equal proportion of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. This wine, like great wine is not produced every year. The 2005 vintage was the first vintage of Yquem offered for sale en primeur.
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(09-2007)
(05-2014) Copper color, with green reflections. Discreet and vanilla nose. Fruity, raisined palate, without airiness and resembling the structure of a dry wine (little or no botrytis in 1978).
(01-1998) Yquem's 1978 is the best wine produced in the appellation. It is rich and honeyed, with excellent concentration and plenty of alcohol and body. Unfortunately, it does not have the majestic bouquet and complex flavors and aromas that can only result from rampant botrytis-infected grapes. Only 15% of the crop went into Yquem.