{"title":"Château D'Yquem","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"chateau-dyquem-1er-cru-superieur-sauternes-2016-375ml","title":"Château d'Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur Sauternes 2016 375ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau d'Yquem is Sauternes' only Premier Cru Supérieur — sitting above even the First Growths of the 1855 Classification — and arguably the most celebrated dessert wine in the world. The 2016 is a classic blend of 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc, picked berry-by-berry between late September and early November as noble rot took hold following drought-like summer conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a 375ml half bottle, the wine shows a pale lemon-gold hue and leaps from the glass with honeyed apricot, pineapple, green mango, crushed rocks, candied ginger, coriander seed and citrus peel, lifted by orange blossom. The palate is tightly wound, vibrant and refreshing, layer upon layer of minerals and spices finishing with epic poise and persistence. Residual sugar of around 135 g\/L is carried effortlessly by searing natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wine of extraordinary finesse and decades of cellaring ahead — expected to peak between 2040 and 2045 and drink beautifully well beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintages may vary. 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Under the ownership of LVMH since 1999, the estate is managed by Pierre Lurton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dessert wine typically made from around 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc. Yquem is built on the interplay of sweetness, concentration and vibrant acidity, with honeyed aromas of apricot, candied citrus, vanilla, tropical fruit and exotic spice. The palate is layered, viscous and profound, with extraordinary length; the 2020 offers purity and precision alongside its richness. A wine built to age for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe harvest is famously meticulous, with around 150 pickers making multiple passes through the vineyard to select only individually botrytised berries at their peak. The wine ferments in new French oak and matures in barrel for roughly 30 months before bottling. Half bottle format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintages may vary. 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Owned by LVMH since 1999 and managed by Pierre Lurton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypically a blend of around 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc. Yquem is the benchmark for great sweet wine — expect intensely aromatic candied citrus, apricot, honey and exotic spice, with a palate of extraordinary concentration, depth and length, balanced by bright acidity. The 2020 is characteristically pure and refined, and will reward very long cellaring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvest takes place over a period of weeks, with dozens of pickers making multiple passes through the vineyard to select only fully botrytised fruit. Fermentation takes place in new French oak, with barrel maturation for approximately 30 months before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVintages may vary. 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