88-91 WS / 89-90 JSRather forward, with a fruity mix of tinned pineapple, glazed peach and apricot juice notes. Open-knit feel through the finish. - James Molesworth, Wine SpectatorPretty density but not that rich on the...
89-92 WS This has a lively ginger note adding energy to the mix of singed almond, creamed peach and warm piecrust flavors. Solid. - James Molesworth, Wine...
Winemaker Notes: The colour is already an attractive pale gold. Candied exotic fruits on the nose dominate over the primary aromas of the grape varieties. Firm on the palate, quite concentrated, then opening up to reveal...
88 - 91 WS The 87/10/3 Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle blend is plump and open-knit with green plum, nectarine and coconut notes with a round, easy feel through the plantain-tinged finish. - James...
96 RP The 1988 reveals layer upon layer of honeyed pineapple-and orange-scented and -flavored fruit, vibrant acidity, high levels of botrytis, and a fabulously long, yet well-focused finish. It is a great wine. Robert...
97 WA / 96 VM Tasted at Chateau Climens. This has a slightly deeper hue than the 1990. The nose is even more defined than the 1990 with quince, barley sugar, dried apricot and a touch of Clementine. The palate is...
96 JS Loads of honey, maple syrup, dried apricot and spice. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a refined, spicy character. Pretty wine. Masses of botrytis. This is refined and long, a racy wine compared with the power and...
97 WA Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Chteau Climens just soars from the glass with layers of clear honey, marmalade, nectarine and minerals all beautifully carved. The palate is medium-bodied...
94 WA Tasted at the Sauternes 2006 ten-year on horizontal in Bordeaux. The 2006 Climens still feels youthful on the nose, a car revving its engine but yet to release the handbrake. The palate is medium-bodied with...
99+ WA Tasted twice at UGC tastings, it was actually under blind conditions that the Climens 2007 re-confirmed its status as the best Sauternes of the vintage. It retains an ethereal bouquet of honey, white peach, apricot...
97 WS / 94-96 WA 97 Points Wine Spectator: “This delivers wave after wave of piecrust, dried pineapple, warm marmalade, singed almond, glazed peach and apricot flavors, with a hint of brioche. Despite the heft, this...
93-96 AG I tasted the 2016 Climens from four separate lots identified by location, harvest dates, alcohol, residual sugar and the percentage each lot represents of the harvest. The four wines were remarkably different. The...
94-95 JS / 92-95 WS This is really spicy and rich with lots of dried-pineapple and honey character. Full-bodied, oily and flavorful. Really captures your attention. Better than the 2015. - James SucklingThis is ripe,...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 WS A triumph for the vintage with spices, dried mushroom, dried pineapple, peaches, and honey. Full and sweet with bright acidity and a long, intense finish. Powerful wine. This could be the best Coutet...
93-95 WA / 94 JS The 2010 Chateau Coutet has 154-gms/litre residual sugar, one of the highest in Sauternes/Barsac. It is endowed with a delightful bouquet of freshly sliced mango, Tropicana and a touch of honey, with good...
96 WS / 93-95+ WA / 93 AG 96 Points Wine Spectator: “This shows the vivid, racy side of Barsac, with streaming flavors of pineapple, yellow apple, green plum and white ginger, displaying lovely energy from...
95-97 GV Dried honey, orange zest and hints of walnut on the nose. Already very expressive. The palate is thick and viscous with delicious caramelised fruit. A tangy, marmalade infused finish that is powerful, yet elegant...
94-95 JS / 92-95 WS / 89-92 AGOily and dense with lots of sliced-cooked-pineapple, honey and light spice character. Full body and a long and spicy finish. Lasts a long time on the palate. - James SucklingPlump,...
96 WA / 94 WS Served from an ex-chateau bottle. The 1937 Chateau dYquem was made in a year when there was a severe drought in Sauternes, though the crop was harvested between September 21 and November 3, the heart of the...
94 WS From a very good vintage in Sauternes comes this exotic Yquem, packed with amazing orange marmalade and dried apricot flavors.--Yquem vertical. Drink now through 2020.
97 WS Classic, exciting Yquem. Silky, creamy and round, yet armed with plenty of intense botrytized flavors--dried apricot, raisin, dried fig. Full-bodied, with caramel and butterscotch complexity, it ends on a very intense...
100 WS / 96 RP From one of the 20th century's celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype--unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its total everything. Powerful, yet it seems weightless on...
99 RP / 98 WA / 95 WS The 1975 may turn out to be the greatest of the modern-day Yquems. When fully mature in another 25-30 years, it may rival the extraordinary 1937 and 1921. This wine continues to evolve at a stubbornly...
96 RP / 96 WS The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied, viscous, luscious...
98 RP / 95 WA There is no other wine in the world like it, and there is no other luxury wine that can possibly justify its price as much as Yquem. The remarkable amount of painstaking labor necessary to produce the nectar...
99 RP / 98 WA The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses full body, layers of highly...
97 RP The favorite sweet wine of millionaires, Chateau d'Yquem has, not unexpectedly, turned in a brilliant effort with their newly released 1989. It is a large-scaled, massively rich, unctuously-textured wine that should...
99 RP An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine's medium gold color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of...
95 WA “Served from an ex-chateau bottle. The 1995 Chateau d’Yquem is moving into its secondary aroma phase. A deep golden color, it has a dense and almost Barsac-like bouquet with tangerine, apricot, acacia and...
96 RP The 1997\'s light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of caramel, honeysuckle, peach, apricot, and smoky wood. Full-bodied and unctuously-textured, with good underlying acidity as well as loads of sweetness...
96 RP / 96 WS A sensational Yquem, 1997 may be this estates finest effort since 1990 (although I would not discount the 1996 turning out to be nearly as good). The 1997s light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of...
95 RP / 95 ST The 1998 Yquem is a great success. Made in an elegant style, it is not a blockbuster such as 1990, 1989, and 1988. It is well-delineated, with wonderfully sweet aromas of creme brulee, pineapples, apricots,...
92 WS / 90 WA Forward and flattering, with unctuous marmalade, blood orange, apricot chutney and ginger notes. Juicy and engaging, but without the finely beaded acidity to stretch out fully.Non-blind Yquem vertical (July...
100 RP / 100 WS / 100 JS There are 10,000 cases of this perfect sweet white Bordeaux. The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed...
98 WA / 96 WS Tasted single blind against its peers. Under blind conditions, the Yquem 2007 shines like a diamond. Nevertheless, it is initially rather taciturn on the nose, eventually opening up beautifully with touches of...
99 WS / 97 RP / 98 JS A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm piecrust accents blossom through the lush finish. Just when you think thats...
98 WS / 98 JS / 95-97 WA / 94-96 AG Lightly toasted marshmallow and macadamia nut aromas lead the way, followed by incredibly juicy mirabelle plum, green fig, and glazed pear and peach flavors. As big as this is, there are...
98 WS / 98 JS / 96-98 WA / 95 AG 98 Points Wine Spectator: A stunner, sporting tropical mango and papaya notes that glide along beautifully, while heather honey, pineapple chutney and toasted coconut flavors fill in through...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 96-98 AG This is an incredible young Yquem that is so vinous like a great vintage of Montrachet but then on the palate it turns to Yquem with spice, dried fruit and mushroom as well as sweet fruit...
A special 18 pack collection. In 2008 Chateau Yquem released a limited number of special vertical pre packs with the vintages listed below. They are individually boxed in wooden cases and packed 6 boxes to a case. This is an...
95 WA Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Chteau de Fargues has a rich and intense bouquet with layers of honey, dried peach, beeswax and acacia that soar from the glass. The palate is powerful and...
98 WS Shows fantastic range, featuring creamed Jonagold apple, papaya, toasted coconut, brioche and pineapple notes, laced with macadamia nut and heather honey details. The long, sweetened butter-filled finish shows citrus...
96-99 WS / 94-96 WA This is a monster—in a good way. Toasted coconut and macadamia nut notes start off, followed by mango, creamed peach and guava flavors that roll over each other until a stream of bitter orange...
94-95 JS / 92-95 WS / 91-94 AG This is very serious with lots of spicy, botrytis character and a deep and dense palate. Full-bodied, very sweet and long on the finish. - James SucklingThis has a wide range of white...
95 WS / 94 WA / 93 JS Pure, with piercing persimmon, pineapple, white peach and quince flavors. Gorgeous floral notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom form the backdrop, while a heather accent caresses the finish...
92-95 WS / 90-93 AG / 91-92 JSThis has good energy for the vintage, with a range of tangerine, clementine, peach and pineapple flavors showing nice definition through the finish. - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator The...
97 WS / 95-97 WA / 94-96 AG 97 Points Wine Spectator: “Richly rendered, with pineapple, tangerine and nectarine gélee notes carried by a racy streak of orange zest. The long, honeyed finish glistens...
91-94 WS Ripe, offering apricot, peach and ginger notes, this is focused and streamlined in feel, ending with a piecrust edge. - James Molesworth, Wine...
96 WS / 96 WA / 96 JS Wine #5 on Wine Spectators Top 100 of 2012 Tasted as part of a vertical held at the chateau. The 2009 Guiraud has a complex, precocious bouquet with honeysuckle and jasmine notes, hints of dried...
99 JS / 97 WS Wine #1 on James Sucklings Top 100 of 2014 This wine has exceptional clarity, balance and freshness, with lots of spicy botrytis character. Full body, medium-sweet and a crisp finish. Its racy and refined...
94-95 JS A full-bodied young Sauternes with lots of rich sliced cooked apples and pears. All the same, this remains spicy and energetic with an abundance of dried mushrooms, walnuts and almonds on the finish. Botrytis...
93 WS / 90 JS / 92-94 WA / 93-96 GVWM This streams through with glistening dried yellow apple, star fruit, white peach and mango flavors, backed by heather, honeysuckle and mirabelle plum notes. Rich for sure, but this wins...
95 WS / 95 JS / 92-94 WA This packs some power, with ginger, dried peach and matchstick hints leading the way, but as this moves along, it slowly shows creamier quince, mango and papaya notes, and an alluring chamomile...
90-91 JS Layered and dense with cooked-apple and candied-lemon character. Full-bodied and very sweet. Wait and see. -...
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