CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1981
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1981

CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1981

Wine 1981 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

The 1981 vintage is the result of a rather warm year and early flowering and harvests which took place in good conditions thanks to the know-how of the winegrowers. The Château d'Yquem 1981 is superbly defined and concentrated. This Premier Cru Classé Supérieur is fresh and will appeal to lovers of great Sauternes wines.

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91 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
91 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider May - 2011
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Spun gold color, pineapple, marzipan, honey, apples, orange rind, smoke, vanilla and nectarine aromas are easy to find. Medium bodied with light sugary flavors of orange and peach, this medium weight, lighter style of d’Yquem is fully mature and should be drunk up sooner than later.
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Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate November - 2004
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The dark horse of the Yquem tasting at CECWINE in November 2004. A slight deeper colour compared to the 79 and 80. Rich honey and peach with superb definition and focus. The palate has great balance and verve with exquisite freshness and joie-de-vivre. Apricot and orange. There is a lot of finesse and grace here. It its harmony and texture, rather than concentration that elevates it above the others.
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Vintage Wine  1981
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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