CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 2005

Château d’Yquem 2005
1er Cru Classé Supérieur, Sauternes

“The pale to medium lemon-gold colored 2005 d’Yquem opens with a provocative, mineral and earth-tinged nose of chalk dust, wet pebbles and dried wild mushrooms over a core of warm apricots, green mango, honeyed toast, ginger and pink grapefruit plus wafts of honeycomb, orange blossoms and saffron. The palate confirms the wine is still a little closed and shut down, offering achingly gorgeous glimpses at the tightly wound, intricate layers structured with a racy acid line and wonderfully creamy texture, finishing incredibly long and perfumed. This decadent flavor bomb still needs a good five to seven years in bottle before it is set to go off, but oh what a spectacle it will give then! (LPB/8/2019)” – 97/100, Wine Advocate: Robert Parker

VARIETIES: Blend usually contains roughly 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Semillon
REGION: Sauternes AOC, Bordeaux, France
AGEING: Aged on lees in barrels (of which only around one third are new and the rest from one previous Yquem wine) for a period of 10 months
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 50 years
SERVE: Serve at 12 – 14ºC
CRITICS SCORES: RP/97, WS/97, WE/97, V/96, JS/95, D/94

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2005 | Vintage | Château d’Yquem – LVMH

Everything about the 2005 growing season pointed towards a great vintage: moderate water stress, a temperate end to the summer season conducive to good acidity, alternating periods of rain and dry heat for optimum botrytisation, etc. The wine has a phenomenally complex bouquet, confirming the extraordinary quality of the vintage.