CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978
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1978

CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1978

Wine 1978 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes
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92 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
88 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin May - 2014
Jean-Marc Quarin
Coppery color with green reflections. Discreet and vanilla nose. Fruity, passerillé palate, without an airy aspect and resembling the structure of a dry wine (little or no botrytis in 1978).
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87 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
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.
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Vintage Wine  1978
Classification Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Sauternes
Colour Sweet white wine
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem

Château d'Yquem is a highly renowned Bordeaux wine estate. The Château primarily produces a great sweet wine as well as a white wine called "Y".

Since 1593, Château d'Yquem has been perfecting and passing down its expertise. This is how it stands alone as a Premier Cru Supérieur in the 1855 classification. The other classified Sauternes and Barsac occupy the ranks of Premier Cru Classé and Deuxième Cru Classé. Previously owned by the Lur Saluces family, Château d'Yquem has belonged to the LVMH group since 1997.

In pursuit of excellence, Yquem does not market its wine if the quality is not deemed sufficient. This is how great vintages have marked history, such as 1921, 1937, 1945, 1947, 1959, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1988, 1997, 2001, 2009.

The wines are characterized by their complexity due to a significant amount of residual sugars and aromas brought by Botrytis Cinerea. A relatively high acidity helps to balance the sweetness. Another characteristic for which Château d'Yquem is renowned is its longevity. In good years, a bottle will only present its exceptional qualities after one or two decades in a cellar, and with care, it will maintain them for a century or more, adding complexity.

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