Sauternes
Château D'Yquem 2008
75cl
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Technical sheet
| Type Of Wine: | sweet wine |
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| Vintage: | 2008
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| Appellation: | Sauternes (Bordeaux, France) |
| Winery: | Château d'Yquem |
| Volume: | 75cl Other volumes |
| Grapes: | Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc |
| Allergens: | Contains Sulfites |
| Alcohol Vol.: | 14% |
Description of Château D'Yquem 2008
Château D'Yquem 2008 (Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc)
A straw-colored gold to a dark amber, depending on age. Marked fruit, apricot, tangerine, tropical fruit occasionally, oak, vanilla and toasted aromas. Honey, hazelnuts and quince. Very complex. Rich and creamy, feel nuts, dried apricot, plum jam, spices, cinnamon, saffron and liquorice, flowers sometimes. Generally a combination of fruit and acidity with notes of tangerine jam. Sometimes a bitter touch that contributes to harmony. Long and mythical endless.
Pairing: The spectacular nature of this wine makes it perfect to take alone, but has a high potential as it allows us to be used with food pairings and contrasts with fat mouthfeel. Ideal with foie, jams and desserts finest pastries.
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The Winery
Château d'Yquem
Within a few things may be international wine critics agree so as to qualify for the prestigious Château d'Yquem in a separate category. Who does not know the Chateau d'Yquem? Probably, and with the Domaine de la Romanee Conti, the world's most prestigious winery, and a tradition of several centuries.
More about the WineryReviews of Château D'Yquem 2008
Noble, Yquem is the unique Premier Cru Supérieur of Bordeaux.
The robe is gold colour, this wine is silky. The bouquet is saffron. On the palate, it is sweety. Yquem is more than "superior".
It is distinguished, and rich.
Bordeaux could not exist without Yquem.
2006 had an excellent crop.
Climate is good and soils are different and rich.
TA: 14°
Limited to 12 bottles by customer..Drink or keep: As long as you can resist...Delicious with: At a magical time
Our bottles come directly from Château d'Yquem
We had the great chance to taste this superbe wine en primeur at the château at the end of April. And we discovered an Yquem 2003 showing an induspitable superiority on all of the botrytised sweet white wines... even though 2003 is incredible for all of the Sauternes appellation.
Yquem is the perfect balance between all the elements that make a wine THE wine for eternity.Drink or keep: EternalDelicious with: Foie gras
The first impression of Chateau d'Yquem on the palate is always very silky, and often sumptuous. It then fills out, "coating the palate". This fine wine has a strong, but never overbearing character, with great elegance and poise. It always mantains a balance between sugar and acidity (sweetness and freshness). A touch of bitterness can also contribute to the overall harmony. Chateau d'Yquem aftertaste is legendary, and it tells another story, which lasts and lasts...
Chateau D'Yquem Sauternes Premier Grand Cru 2002
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