CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1999
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1999
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1999

CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1999

Wine 1999 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

At Château d'Yquem, the end of the 1990s ended with the 1999 vintage, which was quite satisfactory. The harvest of the 1999 vintage took place in two selections. The result is a charming, rich and luminous Premier Cru Classé Supérieur.

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97 / 100
Falstaff January - 2022
Falstaff
Rose gold color, aromas of roasted chestnuts, autumn leaves and acorns, followed by intense and complex flavors of tarte Tatin, baked vanilla custard, dark bitter honey, agave and star anise. Structural and almost grainy, becoming denser with age. Generous and intense, very long, developing over time with spicy and complex notes of anise, Russian leather and the classic saffron note of botrytis.
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92 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider August - 2022
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
More interesting on its nose with all of its butterscotch, honey, butter, caramel, orange, and bright pineapple notes. Medium-bodied, energetic, crisp, and fresh with honeyed, yellow tropical fruit and orange pith on the palate. This is a very bright, semi-sweet style of d'Yquem.
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92 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate August - 2019
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Medium gold in color, the 1999 d'Yquem has shed its puppy fat and transformed into compelling cinnamon toast, creme caramel and cashew notions with emerging notes of beurre blanc, honeycomb, ginger snaps and praline over a core of peach preserves and apple pie. The palate is softly spoken with a refreshing backbone carrying loads of delicate savory and stone fruit preserves nuances to a long, beautifully restrained finish. At the 20-year mark, this wine is in the midst of its ideal drinking window, and while I hasten to add that there is no rush to drink up, there’s also no need to delay your gratification either.
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98 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2006
La Revue du Vin de France
RVF Magazine While it doesn't have the stature of the magnificent 1997, the 1999 is a wine of great elegance, very refined, at half the price of its elder.
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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent January -
Michael Broadbent
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Vintage Wine  1999
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 an absolute reference among great sweet wines and holds a unique place in the viticultural history of Bordeaux. Located at the heart of the Sauternes appellation, the estate benefits from an exceptional terroir and microclimate that promote the development of botrytis cinerea. In the official 1855 classification, Château d'Yquem was awarded an unparalleled status by being designated Premier Cru Supérieur, a distinction unique among the classified grand crus.

The identity of Château d'Yquem rests on an extreme level of rigor at every stage of production: very low yields, successive harvest passes (tries), and strict selection of grapes. Long held by the Lur Saluces family, the estate has belonged since 1997 to the LVMH group, which has chosen to preserve the technical independence and historical standards of the château.

In the greatest years, Château d'Yquem produces vintages that have become iconic, such as the 1908 wine through the 1921 vintage, considered its pinnacle, passing through 1928 and 1929, which close out a remarkable decade, then the 1937 wine and the 1963 vintage, illustrating an exceptional aging capacity that can extend over several decades, or even beyond.

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