Yquem Half 2008

Yquem Half 2008

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  • The Wine Independent rating 97
  • Robert Parker rating 95
  • Vinous rating 95
Yquem Half 2008
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37.5 cl

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£175.00
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Château d`Yquem 2008 is a noble sweet wine from the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux. Château d`Yquem is the sole Premier Cru Supérieur and is generally regarded as the world`s greatest sweet wine. This bottling presents a complex bouquet of dried apricot, marmalade and saffron, with nuances of honey and tropical fruit. The palate is rich and unctuous yet balanced by a razor-sharp acidity that provides great tension. The smaller half-bottle format allows for a slightly accelerated maturation, showcasing a more developed character earlier in its life.
97 The Wine Independent
A blend of 90% Semillon and 10% Sauvignon Blanc, with 139 grams per liter of residual sugar and a pH of 3.7, the 2008 Yquem is pale to medium gold in color. It leaps from the glass with vivacious notes of lemon marmalade, quince paste, and kiwi fruit, leading to suggestions of lemongrass, wet slate, almond croissant, and fallen leaves. The palate is completely coated with citrus and tropical fruit layers, supported by fantastic tension and a satiny texture, finishing long and electric.Lisa Perrotti-Brown4th September 2023
95 Vinous
Bright light gold. Ripe cling peach, fresh apricot, spices, coconut, minerals and white flowers on the nose, with a note of vanillin oak emerging with air; subdued but wonderfully pure and precise. At once thick and light on its feet, showing an utterly seamless texture and compelling sweetness but also lovely inner-mouth tension thanks to its suave acidity and underlying minerality. The new oak element is in harmony with the wine's fruit already. Really dusts the palate on the back end and builds inexorably. The explosive finish leaves behind a perfumed spice character. The clear star in my 2008 tasting.Stephen Tanzer1st May 2010

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