Chateau d`Yquem Half Bottle 2021

Château d' Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, 2021 Half Bottle 

Grapes: A barrel fermented blend of Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc, aged in French oak. Hand picked, fully botrytised fruit. Yield one glass per vine!

Château d'Yquem is considered by many to be Bordeaux’s single greatest wine and it is the only wine in France to hold the Premier Cru Superieur (Great First Growth) designation. The uncompromising pursuit of quality is what sets this sweet white wine apart – a standard meticulously maintained throughout the estate’s history.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The 2021 d'Yquem exhibits a complex bouquet of rose, exotic fruits and mandarin orange mingled with spring flowers, rose and crème brûlée, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and seamless palate that's suave and layered, with a deep core and a long finish that's lent definition by delicate bitterness that offsets the 148 grams per liter residual sugar. This blend of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc was matured, as usual, in all new barrels, but the new oak is perfectly integrated and barely noticeable."

95/100 points, Yohan Castaing, WINE ADVOCATE, Febrauary 2024

"Beautiful primary fruit boasting tropical complexity: mango, pineapple. Saltiness, according to the winemaker – and there is definitely savoury contrast in there. The marvel of this wine is its completeness – the stitching is so fine between the sugar, acidity, rich fruit and length. Opens up in the glass, with white chocolate, caramel, clotted cream, mixed peel, five-spice. As prestigious as ever, and so gratifying to drink right now."

19/20 points, Richard Hemming, JancisRobinson.com, March 2024

Also awarded 97/100 points by both The Wine Independent and Jean-Marc Quarin in 2024