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Half-Bottle of Sauternes, Ch. d'Yquem - 2014

Name: Sauternes, Ch. d'Yquem
Brand: Ch. d'Yquem
SKU: 18299
Price: 279.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 18299 375mL

When you harvest Yquem, you literally pick grape-by-grape and each vine will yield a mere glass of this nectar. Given the labor, aging regimen and time in bottle, it's a wonder how we've managed to track down one of the most prized dessert wines in all the world.

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Color

White

Vintage

2014

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

Sauternes

Producer

Ch. d'Yquem

Grape Variety

Sémillon

Sauvignon Blanc

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Staff Pick Notes

A wine for dreamers! Here is how this should go: It's summer in NYC, you are at the park, seated on a comfortable blanket, with a glass of Chateau d'Yquem in your hand, of course! Staring at the sky as the night takes over, the stars look back at you, and then from the stage: "Out of this wood do not desire to go. Thou shalt remain here whether thou wilt or no. I am a spirit of no common rate. The summer still doth tend upon my state. And I do love thee. Therefore go with me. I’ll give thee fairies to attend on thee. And they shall fetch thee jewels from the deep, And sing while thou on pressed flowers dost sleep. And I will purge thy mortal grossness so That thou shalt like an airy spirit go." Sweet dreams and cheers, my Love!

- MB

Glossary

Sauvignon Blanc

Few varietals have spawned as bizarre a list of descriptors as Sauvignon Blanc. Believe it or not, “cat pee” is in fact a complimentary tasting note, associated with some of the best bottlings. (It’s a somewhat odd way of pointing out herbaceousness in the wine.) Cat pee aside, Sauvignon Blanc (sometimes called "Fumé Blanc" in California) is a bit of a chameleon in terms of style, and quite utterly at the whim of the winemaker. Some are fermented in barrel, others in stainless steel. Some...

Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...