Chateau d'Yquem, 1967 Sweet Wine
Sauternes 1er Grand cru Classe
Sweet White Wine
Bottle size: 75cl
ABV: 13%
Price:
$1,488.53 USD
Description
Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.
*** 99/100 Points -Lisa Perrotti-Brown for the Wine Advocate, 30th Aug 2019 ***
Displaying a gorgeous deep amber-gold color, the 1967 d'Yquem slips sensuously out of the glass with a profound perfume of dried mandarin peel, allspice, praline, cinnamon toast and orange blossoms plus hints of gingerbread and accents of lemon butter. The palate is simply electric with citrus and spice-sparked energy, delivering youthfully vibrant notes with a tantalizing floral undercurrent. Superb freshness knit inseparably with the complex sweetness makes this seem like a deceptively delicate, lithe, medium-dry style, even if the truth is far richer yet with edifying persistence. For Sauternes lovers, a perfectly preserved bottle of this wine is undoubtedly the Holy Grail.
Condition
very top shoulder - label bin soiled slightly nicked at the bottom