Château d’Yquem Sauternes 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 2021 (37,5 cl.)

”100 points. Dreamy, subtle aromas of dried fruit such as apricots and mangoes, but also fresh lemons and pears. Then there are caramel and tart tatin undertones with some bananas, pineapple, tangerines and other tropical fruit. Full-bodied, yet it remains vivid” – James Suckling

“100 points. Top Vintage” – Tastingbook.com

“99 points. So incredibly softly textured. And, above all, intense and captivating.” – The Drinks Business

“99 points. A deeply impressing Yquem …  A wine with excellent depth and length, truly great.” – Markus Del Monego, MW

Den rigeste og mest powerfulde Yquem i årevis… Meget få flasker!  

Verdens bedste dessertvin i den fremragende årgang 2021 med 100 point fra James Suckling!

Har man ikke prøvet den unikke Sauternes 1er Cru Classé Súperieur fra Château d’Yquem, så er 2021 årgangen det perfekte sted at starte!

Sauternes – og Château d’Yquem – får sin intensitet og særprægede kompleksitet fra den botrytissvamp, der rammer druerne i løbet af vækstsæsonen. Denne ”ædle råddenskab” er ikke noget man kan regne med hvert år, da det kræver en helt perfekt kombination af solskin og frugtighed i vinmarkerne.

Hver enkelt vinstok producerer så lavt et drue-udbytte, at det kun rækker til et glas pr. vinstok. Det her er vinkunst på øverste niveau og et glas alle dessertvinselskere MÅ smage mindst en gang i livet.

Flaskestørrelse: 37,5 cl. 

Anmeldelser af Château d’Yquem Sauternes 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 2021

100/100 James Suckling
”Dreamy, subtle aromas of dried fruit such as apricots and mangoes, but also fresh lemons and pears. Then there are caramel and tart tatin undertones with some bananas, pineapple, tangerines and other tropical fruit. Full-bodied, yet it remains vivid and compact, giving it a lightness even though it is really structured. The tannins are throughout the palate but blend in perfectly, giving it a solid presence, like a diamond. It’s tight at the end, but you know that it will linger for ages, with a lightly chewy and intellectual finish. Touches of sweetness, cloves and bitterness to make it interesting. Dynamic.”

100/100 Tastingbook.com

99/100 The Drinks Business
“Tutankhamun gold, maybe a hint of buttercup. I find this more direct and intense than the 2020. Yet this is also a wine that exudes balance and harmony, even at this nascent stage. Beautifully limpid and with a disguised natural power. Supremely aerial. Green apple skin. Saffron. Fresh ginger. A hint of confit ginger too. Lime. White grapefruit. A touch of fleur de sel. Marzipan. White almonds. Mango. Guava. Passionfruit. Pineapple – entirely pure and crisply fresh. All in great purity. This is floral, too. Mimosa. Buttercup (almost the leitmotif here). On the palate I find this tight and tense, yet so incredibly softly textured. And, above all, intense and captivating. Sparklingly striking and dynamic – and held together by the salinity as much as by the acidity, the two in fact working together, giving this an incredible aging potential. Delicate in its intensity. Sapid and with lovely waves of saline-inflected juicy fluidity. Even now this is a wine of very considerable complexity – built from assembling the finest botrytised grapes from the best of the couronne (the crown) of Bommes (with the Château of Yquem at the epicentre). This finishes with the most glorious bitter sugar note – burnt caramel just perfectly on the edge of bitterness. So accessible but so totally ageless and, for now, almost cool in its freshness.” 

99/100 Markus Del Monego, Master of Wine
“A deeply impressing Yquem showing a bright golden colour with slightly green hue. The nose is opulent, multi-layered with an aroma of ripe apricots, fresh quinces, sweet almonds and hints of Earl Grey tea. Coconut and cardamom in the background, hints of honey, vanilla and caramel. On the palate rich and balanced with ripe peaches, quinces and hints of bergamot, tangerine zest, thyme and aromatic herbs, hints of oriental spices and vanilla in the aftertaste. A wine with excellent depth and length, truly great.

99/100 Alexandre MA

99/100 La Tulipe Rouge

Nyd den til foie gras, crème brûlée, desserter med fersken, abrikos eller mango samt blåskimmelost. Servér ved 10-14°C

Chateau d’Yquem 2021 er sammenstukket af 65 % Sémillon og 35% Sauvignon Blanc. Druerne håndplukkes etapevis af 150 plukkere, idet kun de allerfineste botrytiserede druer anvendes i fremstillingen af d’Yquem. Udbytterne er så lave, at hver vinstok kun producerer ét glas vin! Modnet 36 mdr. på 100% nye franske egetræsfade.

Restsukkerindhold: 148 gram pr. liter
Syreindhold: 5,7 gram pr. liter
Alkohol: 13,9 %

Efter at have været kontrolleret af grevefamilien Lur-Saluces i mere end 400 år, blev Château d’Yquem i 1999 overtaget af Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy. Produktionen ledes i dag af manager Pierre Lurton, som sideløbende er ved roret hos Château Cheval Blanc i St.-Émilion. Yquem er gunstigt beliggende den højeste bakke i Sauternes, hvilket giver de fineste modningsbetingelser i hele appellationen.