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    Château d'Yquem 2015

    Bordeaux • Sauternes • Premier Cru Supérieur • White

    420,00€ tax included
    420,00€ tax included
    420,00€ / unit
    Packaging : 1 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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    Description

    • Country Francia
    • Region Bordeaux
    • Appellation Sauternes
    • Color White
    • Alcohol 12.5
    • Vintage 2015
    • Grape varieties 75% Semillon, 25% Sauvignon Blanc

    Tasting Château d'Yquem is always a unique experience, capable of evoking genuine emotions. The wine impresses with its richness and aromatic intensity, leaving a lasting impression.

    Ratings

    Ratings

    • La Revue du Vin de France 20/100
    • Bettane & Desseauve 20/100
    • Wine Spectator 98/100
    • Vinous 98/100
    • James Suckling 99/100
    • Jean-Marc Quarin 100/100
    Producer

    Producer

    Owner and history

    The Château d'Yquem vineyard, covering an area of ​​113 hectares, is planted on a wide variety of soils typical of the Sauternes region. The vineyard is perpetually renewed by uprooting the oldest vines each year. These plots are then left fallow for a year before being replanted. No harvest takes place for five years on these new vines, allowing them time to reach maturity. Château d'Yquem benefits from a microclimate with humid mornings and dry afternoons, which encourages the development of noble rot.

    Vinification and aging

    - Hand-harvested using a method of successive "sorting": with each pass, only the grapes affected by noble rot are harvested. The others are left on the vine to be affected by the rot themselves. Five to six passes are necessary to harvest everything. On average, a week passes between each sorting.
    During the 2015 harvest, there were three main sortings from September 3 to October 12 with a final sorting until October 21.
    - Pressing the grains three to four times
    - Fermentation in new barrels for several weeks
    - Aged for 20 months in barrels

    • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

    • Climax 2025 à 2045

    Wine profile

    • fruity
    • sugar
    • complex