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Balanced by acidity and able to successfully age for decades, this regal wine – so regal that a crown graces its label – delivers an incomparable, creamy opulence like no other.  \r\nChâteau d’Yquem was owned by the King of England in the Middle Ages, and has produced this signature late-harvest wine since the 16th century.  Its nearly 115 hectares rest on Sauternes’ highest elevations, and feature warm, dry topsoil consisting of gravel and pebbles over a clay foundation.  This moist subsoil assists the noble rot process, as does the area’s maritime climate, but approximately 100 kilometers of drains help in preventing waterlogging. Because of the labor and cost intensive noble rot process, yields are relatively low, averaging at 900 liters per hectare. Around 65,000 bottles are produced per annum, although this number is vulnerable to the very elements which define its product: climate and mold. An overabundance of either or both can literally eliminate production during any harvest.\r\nWhile the sweet, honeyed d’Yquem is king, the Château also produces a second wine called simply “Y.” Made primarily from Sauvignon Blanc, it features a hint of botrytized Sémillon, creating a crisp, dry counterpart to d’Yquem’s treasured sweet wine. \r\nChâteau d’Yquem is unique in its long-standing family ownership.  The Lur-Saluces family retained the property for over two hundred years – from 1785 to 1999 – until they sold it to the French luxury groups conglomerate, LVMH.","products":[{"product_id":"france-bordeaux-sauternes-y-de-yquem","title":"Y De Yquem","description":"NA","brand":"wwus-dev","offers":[{"title":"2000 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058118811,"sku":"101774420000600750","price":1525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2009 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058151579,"sku":"101774420090600750","price":2350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2011 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058184347,"sku":"101774420110600750","price":1310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2013 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058217115,"sku":"101774420130600750","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2014 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058249883,"sku":"101774420140600750","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2015 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058282651,"sku":"101774420150600750","price":1325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2016 \/ 6x750ml","offer_id":35403058380955,"sku":"101774420160600750","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0454\/4108\/9691\/products\/Bottle-Y_20De_20Yquem_20-_20Sauternes_20-_20Bordeaux_20-_20White_20-_20Label_20-_201017744.png?v=1596890418"},{"product_id":"france-bordeaux-sauternes-yquem","title":"Yquem","description":"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 known as Yquem is almost impossible to comprehend. This is a fascinating effort. With greater evidence of botrytis than the colossal 1983, but less power and alcohol, the 1986 Yquem tastes reminiscent of the 1975, only more precocious, as well as more concentrated. Several highly respected Bordeaux negociants who are Yquem enthusiasts claim the 1986 Yquem is the greatest wine produced at the property since the legendary 1937. Its enthralling bouquet of pineapples, sauteed hazelnuts, vanillin, and ripe apricots is breathtaking. Compellingly concentrated, the breadth as well as depth of flavor seemingly know no limits. This full-bodied, powerful, yet impeccably balanced Yquem should provide memorable drinking for 40-55 more years. Like the 1983, this is another winemaking tour de force. Anticipated maturity, 2000-2040. 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