CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970
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1970

CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1970

Wine 1970 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

As usual, Château d'Yquem offers great wines. At the Château, we are talking about a year of remarkable complexity where 75% of the harvest goes into the composition of Yquem. This Premier Cru Classé Supérieur of Sauternes, vintage 1970 is very qualitative.

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92 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin May - 2014
Jean-Marc Quarin
Coppery color. Fruity and smoky nose. Fruity palate, slightly liqueur-like, then savory, evolving towards more complex notes of butter and honey on the finish.
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92 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider November - 2017
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
90 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate December - 2003
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
 First tasted in December 2003 at home. A bright orange hue. A deep marmalade nose with touch of orange peel, but lacking the usual d'Yquem joie-de-vivre. A little too simplistic for my liking, similarly the palate lacks the exuberance I expected. Moderate botrytis, balanced but not sophisticated. Quite citrus with marmalade and quince. A bit foursquare. I think I preferred the Doisy-Vedrines 1970 to this! Slightly better at CECWINE's Yquem vertical in November 2004. A light colour to the 71 with a distinctly Sauvignon Blanc fuelled nose (hence the gooseberry note). Mineral and quince. The palate is soft and quite sensuous with lower acidity than the Yquem 1971. Clementine, apricot with raisin and fig dominating the finish. This has more harmony that the bottle at Xmas but is still lacks joie-de-vivre.
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Vintage Wine  1970
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 benchmark among 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. In the official 1855 classification, Château d'Yquem obtained an unparalleled status by being consecrated Premier Cru Supérieur, a unique distinction among the grands crus classés.

The identity of Château d'Yquem is based on extreme rigor at every stage of production: very low yields, successive selective harvests and rigorous selection of grapes. Long the property of the Lur Saluces family, the estate has belonged to the LVMH group since 1997, which has chosen to preserve the technical independence and historical standards of the château.

In great years, Château d'Yquem produces legendary vintages, 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, demonstrating an exceptional aging capacity that can extend over several decades, or even beyond.

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