Château d'Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Sauternes
Château d'Yquem

Château d'Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Sauternes


Destination

vintage


portfolio

Portfolio
These wines are in stock and are available for delivery at your convenience.


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

Broking
These are wines from our broking list and have an average delivery window of 15 working days.


1981
6x37.5cl
DP
£909.61

1988
12x75cl
DP
£4,598.46

2013
6x75cl
DP
£1,735.22

En primeur

En Primeur
The following wines are either En Primeur or Ex-Chateau and currently abroad awaiting shipment to the UK. These wines are subject to final confirmation from the Justerini & Brooks team.


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


Château d'Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Sauternes, 1981

1981

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

Château d'Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Sauternes, 1981
ABV:
13%
90/100
Neal Martin, Vinous

The 1981 Yquem is a wine that I first tasted around 2004, when it amazed an entire crowd with its definition and focus. It was a tricky picking apart from a straightforward first trie between 5 and 10 October. Now at 40-years, it had lost some of its energy and verve, quite resinous at first though it improves with aeration. The palate still has the finesse and poise that maybe the 1980 Yquem lacks, surprisingly concentrated on the finish given the growing season. Drink bottles in the near future.
Date Reviewed:
04/2022

specifications

country:
France

region:
Bordeaux

Appellation:


style:


Allergen Information:
This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.


Château d'Yquem

Château d'Yquem

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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