Chateau d'Yquem - Sauternes 2021 (Pre-arrival)

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"The 2021 Yquem was tasted in Amsterdam, the first wine poured at a lunch, thereby allowing me a longer period to examine it. Slightly burnished in hue, it has a very attractive bouquet with scents of dried quince, clementine, linseed and subtle candle wax, perhaps more discrete than usual, but certainly fresh and vibrant. The palate is medium-bodied and viscous on the entry, a Yquem with perhaps a lighter chassis than recent vintages, prioritizing poise and purity over horsepower— exactly the right approach in such a challenging season. It opens wonderfully in the glass, gaining more frangipane and kaki fruit scents, though it seems to have a lighter and more tensile finish than the 2020 or 2019. As such, I suspect that it will be comparatively approachable and, of course, delicious. Readers should note that I will probably retaste the 2021 in Bordeaux during primeur."-Neal Martin

 

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95

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100

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97

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96

Price: $440.00

In Mixed Case: $374.00

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Producer	Chateau d'Yquem
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Sauternes
Varietal	Proprietary White
Vintage	2021
Sku	20680
Size	750ml