Yquem 1993
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Yquem 1993
HED6467
75 cl
14%
£395.00
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Château d’Yquem is a Premier Cru Supérieur Classé property that not only sits atop the highest hills in Sauternes, it also overshadows most other sweet wines in the world in terms of its extraordinary consistency, complexity and longevity. The 1993 is a very rare vintage as difficult weather conditions resulted in a very small crop and thus a very small volume of wine was produced.
85 Vinous
The 1993 Yquem is another vintage from a period where even this Sauternes was compromised by malevolent growing seasons, specifically, inclement conditions come harvest after rain fell from September 9 to October 15. Given the uneven quality of fruit, some parcels saw 90% deselected between picking from October 18 to November 4. Nevertheless, despite this effort, there is an ineluctable flatness on the nose, a distinct lack of vigour, even compared to the following vintage. The palate is marginally better, with tangy marmalade on the entry and fresh, Aszú-like fruit, but it feels short and perfunctory on the finish. 105 g/l residual sugar. Tasted at the château. Neal Martin28th May 2025
16 Jancis Robinson
One of the weakest Yquems I have ever encountered. (There was no previous note in our database.) Sweet and powdery-textured then leads to rather obvious acidity. Big but with some hint of grey rot on the nose. But there is certainly density. (JR)Jancis Robinson9th July 2017
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