Château d'Yquem

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend

9.786 ratings
9.635 pro ratings
Sauternes, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
Duck, Squash & Root Vegetables, Shellfish, Turkey, Mushrooms, Cream Sauces, Chicken, Goose, White Fish, Pork, Meaty & Oily Fish, Manchego & Parmesan, Cheddar & Gruyere
Top Notes For
David Kline

Strong orange grove honey aspect mingled with treacle, unctuous citrus reductions give way to baked apricot and clover honey, almond nougat, ginger and candied citrus peel melange. Unreal on the palate. Just a perfect solution with intense focus resembling great scotch with pear and apricot leading into intense sunflower petal and ginger, chamomile and drops of marmalade with a bake essence that is downright expansive infinitesimally.

Strong orange grove honey aspect mingled with treacle, unctuous citrus reductions give way to baked apricot and clover honey, almond nougat, ginger and candied citrus peel melange. Unreal on the palate. Just a perfect solution with intense focus resembling great scotch with pear and apricot leading into intense sunflower petal and ginger, chamomile and drops of marmalade with a bake essence that is downright expansive infinitesimally.

Apr 15th, 2023
Mike Saviage

Dark gold, high pitched. Noptes of apricot, tan spice, sauteed pears. RIch and long in the mouth. Outstanding finish to the evening.

Dark gold, high pitched. Noptes of apricot, tan spice, sauteed pears. RIch and long in the mouth. Outstanding finish to the evening.

Mar 5th, 2023
Mike Saviage

Dark amber, heavy in the glass like oil. Sweet spicy nose. Rich and heavy with brown sugar and tan spice notes. A great finish to the evening.

Dark amber, heavy in the glass like oil. Sweet spicy nose. Rich and heavy with brown sugar and tan spice notes. A great finish to the evening.

Dec 10th, 2022
Mike Saviage

Dark brown gold with a huge nose. Notes of tropical fruit including oranges and ripe citrus, toffee, apricots, crème brulee, stones and some amazing spice. In the mouth this expands as the dense fruit is able to roam about. While this is a fruit driven experience, there is still a ton of acidity there. This bottle was maybe a bit more advanced than some others we've had of this in the past, it still hit the bullseye and finished off the evening in style. (Bday 13 of 13)

Dark brown gold with a huge nose. Notes of tropical fruit including oranges and ripe citrus, toffee, apricots, crème brulee, stones and some amazing spice. In the mouth this expands as the dense fruit is able to roam about. While this is a fruit driven experience, there is still a ton of acidity there. This bottle was maybe a bit more advanced than some others we've had of this in the past, it still hit the bullseye and finished off the evening in style. (Bday 13 of 13)

Aug 2nd, 2020
Conrad Green

Soft sweet marmalade. Pretty floral notes. Nutty and supple with a warm sweetness. Wonderful

Soft sweet marmalade. Pretty floral notes. Nutty and supple with a warm sweetness. Wonderful

Nov 13th, 2019
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Dark amber gold color. Notes of brown sugar, poached pear, warm orange. Rich and round in the mouth. A fitting end to a great lineup tonight. Thks Stan!!

Tasted blind. Dark amber gold color. Notes of brown sugar, poached pear, warm orange. Rich and round in the mouth. A fitting end to a great lineup tonight. Thks Stan!!

Sep 9th, 2018
Mike Saviage

Tasted blind. Dark gold. Aromatic honeyed nose with notes of brown sugar, cardamom spice, and something like warm orange sauce. Long lasting finish. This was much darker than the last bottle we had of this. Maybe a storage issue at some point. Still, a great end to an amazing evening. A birthday dinner where the guests get the presents. Thks Murray!

Tasted blind. Dark gold. Aromatic honeyed nose with notes of brown sugar, cardamom spice, and something like warm orange sauce. Long lasting finish. This was much darker than the last bottle we had of this. Maybe a storage issue at some point. Still, a great end to an amazing evening. A birthday dinner where the guests get the presents. Thks Murray!

May 28th, 2018
Greg Gregory

This was a slow leaker. Amazingly it was fresh with years left. Truly beautiful and not a bit cloying which is my usual pan on Yquem. Guess I just have to wait 50 years!

This was a slow leaker. Amazingly it was fresh with years left. Truly beautiful and not a bit cloying which is my usual pan on Yquem. Guess I just have to wait 50 years!

Nov 24th, 2017
Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

10

Flashbacks to when I got the opportunity to try the 1919 yquem in a wine shop in DC 12 years ago. Most amazing wine I have ever had.

Flashbacks to when I got the opportunity to try the 1919 yquem in a wine shop in DC 12 years ago. Most amazing wine I have ever had.

1 person found it helpfulApr 8th, 2019
Robert Cunningham

Wine Educator DeVinimus, Wine Workshop

9.5

Classic and elegant. A great Yquem

Classic and elegant. A great Yquem

Dec 4th, 2016