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Sweet

Château d'Yquem 2010

Sweet wine | 1er Cru Classé Supérieur, Sauternes AC

The pleasure provided by tasting Yquem is a delicate sensation to express. Yquem is harmony in the complexity of flavors and aromas, a harmony that evolves, whose constituents blend to give birth to other balances, to new harmonies over time.

Product variants

CHF 630.00 (75cl)

CHF 630.00 (75cl) (75cl)

CHF 84.00/10cl

France Bordeaux
Sauvignon blanc
Semillon
8 - 30 years and over

Awards and reviews from professionals

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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Pale to medium lemon-gold color, the 2010 d'Yquem has retreated into its shell at this youthful stage, offering spritely suggestions of lemon curd, lime cordial and green mango with wafts of honeysuckle, spice cake, sea spray and beeswax plus a hint of gingerbread. The palate really comes through with super intense, tightly wound citrus, savory and mineral layers carried by a laser-precise backbone of freshness, finishing with crazy persistence that lingers a full three minutes and then some. This is going to be a very exotic, opulent Yquem!
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James Suckling

The purity of Botrytis in this wine is so impressive with dried fruits such as apple and mango. And then spicy character. Full body and very sweet but it is incredibly fresh and lively. Such class and elegance.
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Wine Spectator

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Château d'Yquem 2010

CHF 630.00 (75cl)

CHF 630.00 (75cl) (75cl)

Colour

Pale with golden highlights.

Nose

Complex, botrytized, pure and beautiful.

Palate

Full and melting entry in the mouth then the wine develops with a crystalline touch which brings it closer to a great white wine than to a sweet wine. It ends with a subtly sapid finish enhanced by a magical touch and a rare taste. Its power full of delicacy arouses admiration. (source www.quarin.com, author: Jean-Marc Quarin)

Wine-growing terroir

Sauternais is a very small appellation located 40 km southeast of Bordeaux. Bordered to the south by the sands of the immense Landes forest and to the north by the fertile Garonne valley, the wine-growing region conceals extraordinary diversity. Clay, sand and gravel are superimposed in layers forming gently sloping hills.

Winemaking

After several pressing cycles, the musts are stored for 3 to 6 weeks in new barrels. This is when the alcoholic fermentation begins for a long period, bottling in the 3rd spring after the harvest.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Wooden box

Château d'Yquem

Founded in the 15th century, Château d'Yquem is located to the south-east of Bordeaux. The LVMH group (Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton) acquired the property at the end of the 20th century to continue to promote its authenticity, its know-how and its openness to modern times. Today, the vineyard covers 103 ha, planted with Sémillon and Sauvignon.

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