CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986
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1986

CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1986

Wine 1986 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

The Château d'Yquem 1986 is a nice surprise. At the tasting, wine experts describe it as honeyed, with notes of dried fruits on the palate such as almond and coconut. This Premier Cru Classé Supérieur can be drunk now or kept for several more years.

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95-100 / 100 Rated by 8 experts

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99 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu -
Franck Dubourdieu
(9-2007)
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98 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
There is no other wine in the world like it, and there is no other luxury wine that can possibly justify its price as much as Yquem. The remarkable amount of painstaking labor necessary to produce the nectar known as Yquem is almost impossible to comprehend. This is a fascinating effort. With greater evidence of botrytis than the colossal 1983, but less power and alcohol, the 1986 Yquem tastes reminiscent of the 1975, only more precocious, as well as more concentrated. Several highly respected Bordeaux negociants who are Yquem enthusiasts claim the 1986 Yquem is the greatest wine produced at the property since the legendary 1937. Its enthralling bouquet of pineapples, sauteed hazelnuts, vanillin, and ripe apricots is breathtaking. Compellingly concentrated, the breadth as well as depth of flavor seemingly know no limits. This full-bodied, powerful, yet impeccably balanced Yquem should provide memorable drinking for 40-55 more years. Like the 1983, this is another winemaking tour de force. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2040.
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97 / 100
Autre March - 2020
Autre
REVISTA ADEGA : Sweet white wine made from 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Sémillon grapes affected by noble rot, fermented and aged for 42 months in new French oak barrels. It impresses with its youthfulness, exuberance and aromatic complexity. Incredibly concentrated, but with an equal balance between acidity and sweetness. Unctuous and with excellent persistence, it displays citrus and apricot jam accompanied by mineral notes, mushrooms, sweet spices and beeswax, in addition to the classic hints of botrytis. Memorable, it justifies its reputation as being considered by many to be the best vintage produced since the legendary 1937.
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96 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider December - 2010
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
1986 d’Yquem offers the perfect balance of acidity and sweet, ripe, honeyed tropical fruit. Pineapples, crème brulee, apricots, honey, grilled nuts and vanilla with freshness, sweetness and lift.
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95 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin May - 2014
Jean-Marc Quarin
Copper color. Fruity nose, slightly vanilla and roasted. Notes of crème brûlée and vanilla. Silky on the palate, the wine melts, extremely fruity, suave, with energy and density. It drops slightly in persistence before starting again on beautiful complex aromas. Very open at the moment.
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95 / 100
Cellar Tracker April - 2024
Cellar Tracker
Flat out gorgeous. Honeyed apricot and a hint of ginger. Incredible mouthfeel without being heavy. Expands across the whole palate. Almost 40 years old but can probably age another 40 years without a problem.
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18.5/20
Jancis Robinson June - 2016
Jancis Robinson
(6-2016) Dense, rich and wonderfully tense. Massive intensity of fruit with a lightly ashy note. Great concentration.
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95 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2003
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Vintage Wine  1986
Classification Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Sauternes
Colour Sweet white wine
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Château Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
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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