12 bottles per lot
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CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM
Yquem came into the Lur-Saluces family by marriage in 1785. This illustrious estate remained under family control until 1996 when family shareholders sold their majority to LVMH. The modern era of the estate under the Lur-Saluces family was led by the brilliant Comte Alexandre de Lur-Saluces whose astute management over saw many of the last century's greatest Yquem vintages, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1986, 1988 and the now legendary 1990. The château comprises perhaps the finest site in all of Sauternes, planted almost exclusively to Sémillon and Sauvignon. The exceptional quality of the wine can be attributed to several factors. First, the very nature of the soil which, lying often on clay, has to be well drained, in part to the admirable way the estate's slopes are exposed, especially the very severe way the grapes are selected, and of course to the meticulous care taken in cultivating the vines, picking the grapes and making the wine. Only that part of the crop judged to be perfect is bottled under the Château grand vin label and in some years the entire crop is declassified, as it was in 1964, 1972, 1974, and 1992. It is this constant attention to detail and the very great care taken to make sure the wine is of top quality which enabled Yquem, in the 1855 classification, to be given the title "Premier Cru Supérieur."
Château d'Yquem--Vintage 2003
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé. Château-bottled
"The 03 Yquem is a baby: honeyed tropical fruit, plenty of oak and a cast of underlying mineral firmness hints at pleasures yet to come. Today the wine is totally youthful V rich, sweet, full bodied, with a fair bit of oak, but the structure and extract to evolve well for decades." CC, September 2008
12 bottles per lot
Yquem came into the Lur-Saluces family by marriage in 1785. This illustrious estate remained under family control until 1996 when family shareholders sold their majority to LVMH. The modern era of the estate under the Lur-Saluces family was led by the brilliant Comte Alexandre de Lur-Saluces whose astute management over saw many of the last century's greatest Yquem vintages, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1986, 1988 and the now legendary 1990. The château comprises perhaps the finest site in all of Sauternes, planted almost exclusively to Sémillon and Sauvignon. The exceptional quality of the wine can be attributed to several factors. First, the very nature of the soil which, lying often on clay, has to be well drained, in part to the admirable way the estate's slopes are exposed, especially the very severe way the grapes are selected, and of course to the meticulous care taken in cultivating the vines, picking the grapes and making the wine. Only that part of the crop judged to be perfect is bottled under the Château grand vin label and in some years the entire crop is declassified, as it was in 1964, 1972, 1974, and 1992. It is this constant attention to detail and the very great care taken to make sure the wine is of top quality which enabled Yquem, in the 1855 classification, to be given the title "Premier Cru Supérieur."
Château d'Yquem--Vintage 2003
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé. Château-bottled
"The 03 Yquem is a baby: honeyed tropical fruit, plenty of oak and a cast of underlying mineral firmness hints at pleasures yet to come. Today the wine is totally youthful V rich, sweet, full bodied, with a fair bit of oak, but the structure and extract to evolve well for decades." CC, September 2008
12 bottles per lot
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