2014Châteaud’Yquem1/2bottle

Superb Wine with Extraordinary Complexity and Concentration

The 2014 d’Yquem reveals captivating aromas of ripe white peaches and apricots. On the palate, it offers luscious honeyed fruit balanced by vibrant freshness, along with a depth and intensity that extend into a remarkable, lasting finish of nearly three minutes.

“After a sip of Yquem, the moments that follow are still Yquem.”-Frédéric Dard

Cellaring: Drink 2018 – 2051

Food Pairing: Foie Gras, Roquefort Cheese, lobster

STORY BEHIND THE LABEL

Deemed the world’s greatest white wine, Château d’Yquem is located on a small hill and benefits from an exceptional micro-climate and terroir. The vineyard encompasses no fewer than 150 plots of different soil. The selection process at Château d’Yquem is particularly stringent, with a local saying holding that a single vine makes a single glass of wine. Harvesting involves a minimum of four different passes (seven passes took place in 1997!) in order to ensure the grapes harvested have reached perfect maturity and have been affected by noble rot. Time is taken with every step of the vinification and ageing processes. The wine spends up to 20 months ageing in new barrels.

Yquem… Is there a more renowned name in the wine world and in the realm of meditation grands crus? After all, it has a long history, dating back almost 400 years. This wine is produced from around a hundred hectares of the 113 hectares owned by the property. The majority of which are planted with Semillon (75%), supplemented by Sauvignon Blanc. With the vines growing close to the Ciron, a tributary of the Garonne, conditions are perfect for noble rot to develop. The grapes are meticulously hand-picked in successive stages once the noble rot has set in before being skilfully vinified, including almost two years’ maturing in barrels.