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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1990
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$474.95
An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1991
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$415.21
The 1991 Yquem is a vintage that I have not tasted for some 14 years. Several parcels survived the frost on 21 April...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1995
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$315.78
Served from an ex-chateau bottle. The 1995 Chateau d’Yquem is moving into its secondary aroma phase. A deep golden...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1997
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$367.47
A sensational Yquem, 1997 may be this estate's finest effort since 1990 (although I would not discount the 1996...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1998
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$360.38
Pale gold. Knockout aromas of creme brulee, coconut, vanilla bean, honey and orange peel. Lush and seductively silky...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2000
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$441.71
Things were more difficult in Sauternes than in the rest of Bordeaux in the 2000 vintage, with a brilliant first...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2001
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$617.41
What a pure wine, with honey, caramel, cooked apple, bon bon, and pear tart. Dried apricots and peaches develop with...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2004
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$389.64
Barrel Sample. This is a beautiful Yquem, not huge or powerful, but with crispness, honey and freshness, very...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2005
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$409.04
This isn't sweet, but just so wonderfully rich. It's the concentration of botrytis that makes the wine. The texture...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2006
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$366.75
Barrel sample. This is the rich wine of the vintage. With its intense fruit, piles of spice, but excellent balance,...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2007
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$344.03
Befitting a glorious Sauternes vintage, the 2007 Yquem stood out in this tasting like a beacon. Sandrine Garbay notes...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2007
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$376.91
Befitting a glorious Sauternes vintage, the 2007 Yquem stood out in this tasting like a beacon. Sandrine Garbay notes...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2008
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$323.14
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2008
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$330.22
Barrel sample. Impressively balanced, with the fruit rich, intense with a golden glow. The acidity is as important as...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2009
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$428.69
Pale to medium gold colored, the 2009 d'Yquem bursts from the glass with gregarious crème caramel, allspice, dried...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$410.95
Pale to medium gold colored, the 2009 d'Yquem bursts from the glass with gregarious crème caramel, allspice, dried...
Petite Arvine Savatiano Semillon/sauvignon Blanc Traminette 750ml
Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.
However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?