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Chateau d'Yquem 1998

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The great sweet wines of Bordeaux, Sauternes, are among the most decadent, complex and simply enjoyable wines. Based on a blend of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc that has been infected with the "noble rot", Botrytis Cinerea, Sauternes are rich, honied wines bursting with notes of vanilla, coconut, dried apricots and subtle spice tones. They are usually very sweet and rich with a soft quality to them that makes them appealing in their youth yet they can age and improve for decades. The neighboring village of Barsac frequently makes wines comparable to those of Sauternes.

Winemakers Notes

A year of greatly cotrasting wet and dry periods.

The blending of two distinct types of grapes those picked in September and those in October gives this vintage a youthful charm rather than a showy opulence thanks to its roundness and elegance.

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November 2009

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Un vin, tout simplement, un vin incroyable, tout en douceur, en caractère, en ensemble. Un moment magique que je ne suis pas près d'oublier. C'est à tirer les larmes.À 180$ présentement la demie!!!.., goûter au Yquem pour ceux qui ne l'ont pas encore fait.S'il y'a meileur que Yquem, c'est surement un autre Yquem.C'est long et il tapisse la bouche long et large,peut-etre pas le meilleur millésime de ce vin mais un Yquem quand meme et j,ai maintenant la certitude de comprendre quand on l'appelle....le grand sauterne! le groupe L.V.M.H. (Louis read more...


February 2008

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The light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of caramel, honeysuckle, peach, apricot, and smoky wood. Full-bodied and unctuously-textured, with good underlying acidity as well as loads of sweetness and glycerin, it looks to be a great vintage for this renowned Sauternes estate. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2055. Note: Yquem spends 42 months in 100% new oak. No cask tasting is permitted, and the wine is not released until 5 years after the vintage. -Wine Advocate


 

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document.getElementById("NoProductImage").innerHTML = ""; Only 6 bottles or less available. Robert Parker 95 points!"The 1998 Chateau Yquem was released several months ago. This estate does not allow tasting from cask (where the wine spends 42 months)- and it is not released until five years after the vintage. The 1998 Yquem (95 points) is a great success. Made in an elegant style- it is not a blockbuster such as 1990- 1989- and 1988. It is well-delineated- with wonderfully sweet aromas of creme brulee- pineapples- apricots- and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied- read more...


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"The 1998 Yquem is a great success. Made in an elegant style...it is well-delineated, with wonderfully sweet aromas of creme brulee, pineapples, apricots, and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied...it is gorgeously pure, precise, and strikingly complex...95." WA 10/03.


 

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Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on Jul-98


 

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