Lot 182
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2003 (1 HF. BT.) WS 97 JS 98
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2004 (2 HF. BT.) WA 93
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2005 (2 HF. BT.) WA 96
CHÂTEAU LAFAURIE-PEYRAGUEY 2003 (2)
CHÂTEAU LAFAURIE-PEYRAGUEY 2003 (1 HF. BT.)
Lot 182 Details
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2003 (1 hf. bt.)
Sauternes. Premier Cru Supérieur
u. vts. marked label.
A massive Yquem, this has a dense palate that is almost chewy like a red. Full and very sweet, with notes of dried apricot, pineapple, and papaya on the palate. Long, with a vanilla-coconut tart finish. What a wine, voluptuous, sexy, and luscious. April 2012 jamessuckling.com WS 97 JS 98
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2004 (2 hf. bt.)
Sauternes. Premier Cru Supérieur
u. 2 x vts. 2 x marked labels.
WA 93
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2005 (2 hf. bt.)
Sauternes. Premier Cru Supérieur
u. 2 x bn. 1 x marked label.
Tasted at the property 12 months on from my last visit, my note for the Château d'Yquem 2005 is almost exactly the same. I feel that there is still just a little new oak to be resolved on the nose. But the palate is extremely well balanced, perhaps just a little nuttier than I remember from 12 months ago, with hints of white chocolate and crème brûlée just appearing on the finish. This needs another decade, but it is a very serious Yquem in the making. Tasted April 2015. Drink: 2025-2060 WA 96
CHÂTEAU LAFAURIE-PEYRAGUEY 2003 (2)
Sauternes. Premier Cru Classé
u. 3 x vts. 3 x wrinkled & scraped labels. 1 x wrinkled capsule.
CHÂTEAU LAFAURIE-PEYRAGUEY 2003 (1 hf. bt.)
Sauternes. Premier Cru Classé
Realised: $1,584