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Yquem 1988

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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.

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Alcohol Percentage: 12.5 %

Sugar Rate: 51+ g/l

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Rating: 0/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Medium gold; ultra-elegant nose, ample botrytis, classic, okay but not excessively so, toasty; lean, elegant, spicy, racy yet with ample botrytis, delicious fruit, exquisitely balanced; very good length.


 

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Big and showy, rich and ripe, featuring sweet mango, pineapple and lime character. Full in body, with a long finish that reins in honey, dried apricot and toasted vanilla flavors. Drink or hold until at least 1998. 6,500 cases made. Wine Spectator. A Sauternes Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 1988 Chateau d'Yquem 750ml


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Rating: 18/20 - As reviewed by Jancis Robinson (double magnum) Very pale straw. Lovely pure botrytis notes. Youthful reminder of quite what a transformation bottle age is. Still relatively simple but very pleasurable. Sweet, uncomplicated, beguiling. 18.5 with decades to go.


 

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Rating: 94/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Messenger Big and showy, rich and ripe, featuring sweet mango, pineapple and lime character. Full in body, with a long finish that reins in honey, dried apricot and toasted vanilla flavors. Drink or hold until at least 1998.


 

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Wine Advocate ReviewThe 1988 is a more backward-styled Yquem than the 1989, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses full body, layers of highly concentrated, extracted flavors, considerable botrytis, and a sensational finish.


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