3 bottles per lot
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Château d'Yquem--Vintage 1921
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
Very good appearance. Two of the bottles were recorked at the Château in 1989 and the other in 1992. Levels: one just below top and two upper-shoulder
Tasting note: Penultimately, in June 2003, from the chteau cellars and recorked: very pronounced warm amber; bouquet of soft toasted demarara sugar and coffee; medium-sweet, dry finish. Glorious. Most recently, probably the best-ever. Old Yquem always looks its richest in a decanter, this time a 'ruddy' old gold, deep with brush of brown, almost red highlights and open apple-green rim; its bouquet both easy and, in truth, difficult to do justice to: the anticipated crme brle, old apricots, honeyed, whiff of caramel and unplumbable depth; medium-sweet, drying out a little after 85 years, gloriously rich, intense and persistent flavour, perfect sustaining acidity and lingering aftertaste. Sheer perfection. Michael Broadbent, Apr 2006
3 bottles per lot
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
Very good appearance. Two of the bottles were recorked at the Château in 1989 and the other in 1992. Levels: one just below top and two upper-shoulder
Tasting note: Penultimately, in June 2003, from the chteau cellars and recorked: very pronounced warm amber; bouquet of soft toasted demarara sugar and coffee; medium-sweet, dry finish. Glorious. Most recently, probably the best-ever. Old Yquem always looks its richest in a decanter, this time a 'ruddy' old gold, deep with brush of brown, almost red highlights and open apple-green rim; its bouquet both easy and, in truth, difficult to do justice to: the anticipated crme brle, old apricots, honeyed, whiff of caramel and unplumbable depth; medium-sweet, drying out a little after 85 years, gloriously rich, intense and persistent flavour, perfect sustaining acidity and lingering aftertaste. Sheer perfection. Michael Broadbent, Apr 2006
3 bottles per lot