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Yquem(1990)
Maturity: Drink 1999-2050
Closure: Cork
Bottle Size: 1500ml
Alcohol Content: 13%
Case Size: 1
An extraordinary effort in this powerful, blockbuster vintage, Yquem’s 1990 is the richest of the fabulous trilogy of superb sweet wine vintages in Bordeaux - 1988, 1989, 1990. This wine also possesses more elegance and finesse than many 1990s, at least at this stage of their development. The wine’s medium gold color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of honeyed tropical fruits, peaches, and apricots. High quality, subtle toasty oak is well-integrated. The wine is massive read more...
- Robert Parker
- The Wine Advocate
- 99/100
- James Suckling
- Wine Spectator
- 95/100
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 79, July/August 1998
- 94(+?)
- Full-blown aromas of caramel, toffee, honey, white chocolate and damp earth; slightly Tokaj-like. Hugely concentrated and layered in the mouth; extraordinary sweetness cut by harmonious acidity. As with the best vintages of Yquem, the finish goes on for a minute or more. Stains, and stuns, the palate. A huge wine, surprisingly extravagant on the nose (earlier bottles have been far more restrained) but completely unevolved and a bit musclebound on the palate. May ultimately merit a higher score.
