Château d'Yquem 2023 Grand 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes AC, MC

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Château d'Yquem 2023
Grand 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes AC, MC

Rating in the 100-point quality scale: 100

CHF 137.00

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Availability: 6 bts. available | content: 37.5 cl

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A symbol of elegance and perfection, Château d'Yquem is the only Premier Cru Supérieur of Sauternes, a distinction that confirms its unrivalled status among the great sweet wines of the world. Located on an exceptional terroir, the Château benefits from an ideal microclimate and unique know-how. Each harvest is carefully managed, grape by grape, in rhythm with the noble rot Botrytis cinerea, which refines the grapes. With a perfect balance of richness, freshness and aromatic complexity, each Yquem vintage is a timeless masterpiece, created to last for decades and to develop incomparable greatness over time. Exceptional and well known to all, Château Yquem is the sweet wine par excellence: rich and harmonious, its mellow texture rests on a long and fresh structure. Two grape varieties give it life: Sémillon, which brings structure and power, and Sauvignon, which is chosen for its aromas and refinement. A very long ageing process (40 months) in new barrels helps Yquem to last for decades. 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc

Country:	France
Region:	Bordeaux
Producer/appellation:	Sauternes/Barsac
Wine type:	Sweet wines
Year:	2023
Content:	37.5 cl
Organic/bio dynamic:	No

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2023 Yquem, a blend of 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, contains 154 grams per litre of residual sugar—less than the 2022. As usual, the 2023 was matured in 100% new oak, mainly French, with a small percentage from Austria. The nose is so seductive that it should come with a warning sticker. Pure and mellow, it offers beguiling scents of wild honey, quince jelly, almond shavings and that signature hint of saffron destined to accentuate with age. It displays wonderful definition, though it does not have the “aromatic drama” of the previous vintage. The palate has exquisite balance and poise that belies the depth of this Yquem, though it is less exuberant, less ostentatious than the 2022. It is really the umami sensation that defines the 2023, how it caresses, almost soothes the grateful taste buds, vanilla and flecks of white chocolate lingering on the aftertaste. This will probably drink a little sooner than the 2022. If the 2023 does have a fault, it’s that it is so flattering in its flush of youth that it will be difficult to resist. Sublime. 03/2026

100

Yohan Castaing

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

With 153 grams per liter of residual sugar—placing it among the 10 most concentrated vintages in the château’s history—the 2023 d'Yquem ranks among the finest wines bottled here under Lorenzo Pasquini’s direction. It unfurls from the glass with a complex, vibrant and remarkably pure bouquet of pineapple, guava, mango, confit citrus, beeswax and spices. Full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it combines formidable depth with perfectly judged control, built around a fleshy core of fruit, framed by lively acidity and a crystalline texture and culminating in an endless, refined and ethereal finish. Yquem’s natural power is here masterfully harnessed by the vintage’s freshness and tension, revealing an aesthetic of precision and vibrancy encountered only in the estate’s greatest years—made all the more remarkable by the fact that the château now achieves even higher levels of concentration than a decade ago, without any perceptible increase in sweetness on the palate. 03/2026

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Logo sur le bouchon : A dans un cercle (Amorim) Couleur jaune doré. Grand nez complexe et profond. Nuances de fruits blancs mûrs, d'amande fraîches, d'épices. Ensemble ultra raffiné à l'agitation. Cristallin en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, avec une grâce inénarrable, très aérien, le vin fond lentement sur le palais vers une longue finale noble et très parfumée. Du très grand vin blanc, même si liquoreux, car délicieux et d'une insatiable sapidité. Assemblage : 70 % sémillon, 30 % sauvignon blanc. Degré d'alcool : 14° - pH : 3,85. Sucres résiduels : 153 gr/l. 2027 – 2065 03/2026

100

James Suckling

James Suckling

Perfect aromas carry through to every milliliter of this wine, showing intense orange peel, honey, butterscotch, saffron, smoke and peat, with hints of coffee and dried apples. Full-bodied but weightless and silky, with an excellent balance of fruit, sweetness and spices. Some peanut brittle, dried oranges and lemons at the end. I can’t get over how wonderful this is now, but it can age forever. 154 g/L residual sugar. Drink or hold. 12/2025

100

Yves Beck

Yves Beck

La pureté du bouquet couplée à une profonde subtilité ouvre d’emblée la porte à l’excellence, à l’harmonie, aux détails. Moult nuances se pressent au portillon, sans qu’aucune d’entre elles ne veuille prendre le dessus. La cohérence n’empêche pas la complexité. Tout est complémentaire. Dense et crémeux en attaque, le vin se positionne avec profondeur et délicatesse. Il est caressant, soyeux, vif et reflète bien les caractéristiques olfactives idéalement plébiscitées par de fins amers. Ces derniers consolident la fraîcheur et une tension bienvenue qui encadrent le côté généreux, crémeux et charnu. La salinité présente dynamise l’ensemble du palais, surtout en fin de bouche où elle s’associe à de fins amers, ce qui a pour effet d’étirer la finale. Que de longueur, de souplesse, de vigueur et de vivacité avec cette extraordinaire aptitude à créer le lien entre tous les éléments présents. Un vin accompli, entraînant, brillant à la finale interminable. 2033-2133 03/2026