Château D'Yquem
Considered the greatest white wine in the world, Château d’Yquem wine comes from a small hillside that benefits from an exceptional microclimate and terroir. The vineyard, which comprises no fewer than 150 plots of different soils, is pampered all year round: each vine receives an average of 50 treatments a year. Selection is particularly rigorous in Yquem: a vine is often said to produce only one glass of wine. Grapes are picked in a minimum of four passages (seven in 1997!) in order to harvest the perfectly ripe grapes affected by noble rot.
The estate also produces a dry white wine, Y d’Yquem, from grapes unaffected by botrytis cinerea.
In some years, the entire vintage is downgraded (no Yquem was produced in 1910, 1915, 1930, 1951, 1952, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1992 and 2012). The wine is aged for up to 42 months in new barrels.
The hot and dry conditions of February and March precede a very wet and cool period at the beginning of the vegetative phase. Although the milder weather at the beginning of June favoured rapid flowering, the heat wave set in at the end of the month and lasted until almost 15 August. These high temperatures ensured the rapid development of the vines, thus compensating for the slight delay recorded at the beginning of the cycle. On 26 July, a rainy episode of rare intensity allowed the replenishment of the soil’s water reserves. The warm, dry weather until harvest was ideal for refining the perfect ripeness of the grapes. The harvest of this 2019 Château d’Yquem began on 10 October, benefiting from favourable conditions for five days. The harvest gave rise to an exceptional vintage combining fruity expression, freshness and concentration.
Allergens information
Contains sulphites.
SKU: 106630
