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Date Printed: 1/9/2009
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(search item no. 86924)
collectible wine
The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
PRICE ON 1/9/2009: $489.00

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2004 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points
2002 Wine Spectator rating: 96 points
2001 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 100 points
1997 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
1997 Wine Spectator rating: 95 points
1996 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
1990 Wine Spectator rating: 97 points
1989 Wine Spectator rating: 97 points
1983 Wine Spectator rating: 98 points
1975 Wine Spectator rating: 97 points
1967 Wine Spectator rating: 100 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 Blend: 80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc

Color: Medium gold.

Aroma: Honeyed, oaky, flowery, tropical fruit bouquet, magnificent and unique.

Palate: Rich, opulent, concentrated and full-bodied.

94-96 Wine Advocate
My Notes:

About Château d'Yquem:

 In 1993, Château d'Yquem celebrated 400 years of ownership by the same family. In 1593, the Sauvage family bought this estate which came into the Lur Saluces patrimony when Françoise Joséphine de Sauvage married Count Louis Amédée de Lur Saluces in 1785. Marquis Bertrand de Lur Saluces was one of the 20th century's most important personalities in the world of wine.

Count Alexandre de Lur Saluces has followed in his Uncle Betrand's footsteps since 1968. Highly motivated to perfect this prestigious product while respecting tradition, he is determined to offer maximum quality. All those who love this inimitable wine, from Jefferson to Pamela Harriman, former U.S. Ambassador, by way of great Duke Constantine, have approved this philosophy from vintage to vintage.

Yquem is the result of painstaking efforts by everyone who works on the estate. However, nature is the major factor in making the most of the rare soil of Yquem.