2019
75cl
DP
£303.20
vintage
portfolio
2019
75cl
DP
£303.20
2019
3x75cl
DP
£909.61
2019
6x75cl
DP
£1,819.22
2020
6x75cl
DP
£1,927.22
2020
6x75cl
DP
£1,927.22
2020
1x1.5L
DP
£643.69
Broking
1981
6x37.5cl
DP
£909.61
1988
12x75cl
DP
£4,598.46
2007
12x37.5cl
DP
£1,669.22
2007
6x75cl
DP
£1,669.22
2013
6x75cl
DP
£1,735.22
En primeur
2021
3x37.5cl
EP
£397.50
2021
3x37.5cl
EP
£397.50
2021
6x37.5cl
EP
£795.00
2021
6x37.5cl
EP
£795.00
2021
12x37.5cl
EP
£1,590.00
2021
12x37.5cl
EP
£1,590.00
2021
1x75cl
EP
£265.00
2021
1x75cl
EP
£265.00
2021
3x75cl
EP
£795.00
2021
3x75cl
EP
£795.00
2021
6x75cl
EP
£1,590.00
2021
6x75cl
EP
£1,590.00
2021
1x1.5L
EP
£530.00
2021
1x1.5L
EP
£530.00
2021
1x3L
EP
£1,060.00
2021
1x3L
EP
£1,060.00
2021
1x6L
EP
£2,120.00
2021
1x6L
EP
£2,120.00
2021
1x9L
EP
£3,180.00
2021
1x9L
EP
£3,180.00
Chateau Yquem is without doubt the grandest and best known of all the great Sauternes estates. In fact, it is widely regarded as one of if not the most exclusive dessert wines produced anywhere in the world. When classified in 1855, Yquem was granted the exclusive and unique title of Premier Cru Supérieur.
The list of past owners reads like a who’s who: King Louis VII and King Henry II were just two of the illustrious previous owners. In more recent times (1785), the estate became the property of the Lur-Saluces family. After a 219 year family association with the Chateau, Alexandre Lur-Saluces stood down in 2004. Now the property is under the ownership of luxury goods brand LVMH and the stewardship of Pierre Lurton and winemaker Lorenzo Pasquini.
In all, they have 100 hectares of vines, planted with 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc. Pickers are required to undertake numerous tries, depending on the vintage and the spread of botrytis. Fermentation takes place in oak and there is liberal aging in barrel. The Grand Vin is one of life’s treasures. It is a wine of unerring purity, complexity, finesse and power. It is the wine that all other Sauternes estates aspire to be. For sweet wine lovers, it is quite simply Sauternes nirvana.
There is also a very successful dry wine called ‘Y’ (Ygrec). This is produced from Sauvignon Blanc, harvested before botrytis affects the vineyards.
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