1999 CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1999

Sauternes

Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé Supérieur

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

200,00 € tax incl. 166,67 € tax excl.

Infos produit

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.

Avis d'expert

92 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(4-2005)

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

Features

Château informations

Features

Vintage	Wine 1999
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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