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2015 Chateau d'Yquem

BordeauxFortified and SweetHighly RecommendInternationalNew ArrivalsPrivate CellarFeatured Wines

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An incredible 100pt masterpiece from an outstanding and finely detailed vintage. A blend of 75% Semillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc, picked following a very long harvest stretching nearly two months, the 2015 Château d'Yquem came in at 13.9% alcohol and 144 grams/l of residual sugar, and a pH of 3.65...however, these measurements can't even remotely begin to tell you how profound this wine is! Truly, this is a legendary vintage for d'Yquem that will live well into the next century.

Region - Bordeaux

Type - Fortified and Sweet

Year - 2015

Winery - Bordeaux

Grape - Sauternes

Volume - Standard - 750ml

About the wine

Tasting notes

The nose opens with electric notes of ripe pineapples, green mango, orange blossoms and lemon tart with hints of fungi, lime zest, crushed rocks and jasmine. The freshness on the palate is just astonishing, permeating and lifting layer upon layer of tropical fruits and earthy notions, all encased in a sumptuous texture and culminating in a very, very long, mineral-tinged finish

Wine descriptors

Big and Rich, Captivating and Complex, Elegant and Fine, For the Cellar, Juicy and Fruity, Something Special, Sweeter Side, Vibrant and Exciting

Fruit aromas & flavour

Citrus, Dried Fruits, Stonefruit, Tropicals

Other aromas & flavour

Florals, Spices, Vanilla

Body type

full

Acidity

light

Food pairings

Pork

Cheese

Pizza

Fish

Red Meat

Pasta

BBQ

Vegetables

Poultry

Shellfish

Oysters

Spicy Foods

Cured Meats

Desserts

Expert review

It has a show-stopping bouquet that is beautifully defined and very complex and exuberant, infused with greater mineralité than recent vintages - intense but not as flamboyant as say the 2009 Yquem at this stage. The palate boasts absolutely stunning balance. This is a Yquem without a hair out of place: fantastically pure, botrytised fruit caressing the mouth. That is as per normal. What distinguishes this Yquem is the sense of electricity that is imbued by that razor-sharp acidity. There is just unbelievably tension here and to be frank, there is little point in me continuing to write this note, because it is simply an astonishing Yquem that will rank alongside the 2001 and 2009.

Chateau D'Yquem's Tasting Panel