CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962
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1962

CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1962

Wine 1962 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

In Sauternes, the 1962 vintage is equally generous in quantity and quality. Even considered a very fine vintage at Château d'Yquem. The result is a very great 1962 vintage at Yquem, with a classified growth with a creamy texture. Perfect acidity and balance, with notes of ginger, dried apricot and orange on the palate. To taste or keep for a while in the cellar.

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96 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider December - 2015
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
91 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin May - 2014
Jean-Marc Quarin
Coppery color. Discreet nose. Nuances of dried grapes, apricot, pumpkin jam with orange zest. Round, juicy palate, with normal body, a smooth finish, with nuances of apricot and dried grapes. Was better in 2001.
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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
(9-1998) Throughout [it's life] an elegance to temper its sweetness. Perhaps one should not be surprised that at 36 years of age its colour was a too deep ruddy-amber; nose singed, prune-like; raisiny, almost tart.
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91 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate March - 2010
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Tasted at the Fine Wine Experience 1962 Bordeaux horizontal. Moderate Clear lucid gold with green tints. The nose is very elegant and well defined, touches of wet wool, honey, wood resin and barley sugar (a la Barsac). I wish it had more vigour and complexity, for it is rather overwhelmed by the Coutet and the Suduiraut. The palate is far better than the nose with a lovely creamy, harmonious texture with perfect acidity and balance. Citrus peel, fresh ginger, dried apricot, ginger and orange sorbet with noticeable residual sugar on the finish. This is probably an underrated Yquem given market prices, but the modest nose means I must temper my appraisal. Drink now- Tasted March 2010.
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Vintage Wine  1962
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 for great sweet wines and occupies a unique place in the wine history of Bordeaux. Located in the heart of the Sauternes appellation, the estate benefits from exceptional terroir and microclimate that favor the development of botrytis cinerea. During the official classification of 1855, Château d'Yquem obtained an unparalleled status by being consecrated Premier Cru Supérieur, a unique distinction among the great classified growths.

The identity of Château d'Yquem is based on extreme rigor at every stage of production: very low yields, harvesting by successive selections and rigorous selection of grapes. Long owned 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 rigor of the château.

In great years, Château d'Yquem gives birth to vintages that have become emblematic, such as Château d'Yquem 1908, Château d'Yquem 1921, Château d'Yquem 1945, Château d'Yquem 1949, Château d'Yquem 1967, Château d'Yquem 2009, illustrating an exceptional aging capacity, which can extend over several decades, or even beyond.

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