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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1982
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$815.95
The 1982 Yquem reached physiological ripeness on 16 September, though rain interrupted harvest that only really...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1983
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$809.20
Super-intense and full-throttled, elegant and stylish. Dark amber in color and rich in complexity, this '83 coats...
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 1990
750ml - 1 Bottle
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$467.74
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 - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$413.35
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
Region: Bordeaux
The wineries of Bordeaux in France are widely considered to be amongst the finest on earth, with many of the chateaux found on the Left Bank and in the Médoc region routinely demanding enormous prices and being snapped up by collectors looking to add the best examples of the world's white and red wines to their cellars. Bordeaux's secret to success comes from the fact that the terroir of the region is exceptionally rich in minerals, helped by the clay and gravel soils which typify the area and the Gironde river which runs through it. Normally humid in climate, the nearby Atlantic coast supplies cooling breezes, making Bordeaux a winemaker's dream and resulting in extremely high quality grape varietals. For hundreds of years, the wineries of Bordeaux have been mastering the art of wine blending, and today produce a wide range of wine styles using many of the sixteen grape varietals permitted to grow in the region by French law.
Country: France
French winemakers are subjected to several laws and regulations regarding the wines they produce, and how they can be labeled and sold. Such procedures are designed to increase the overall quality of the country's produce, and also to ensure that wines made in each particular region or appellation are of a character and type which is representative of the area. Thankfully for consumers of wine world-wide, the French have a particularly high reputation to uphold, and seem to do so flawlessly. Every year, wineries from all over France produce millions upon millions of bottles of fine wine, making the most of their native grape varieties and the excellent terrain which covers most of the country. From the expensive and exquisite red wines of Bordeaux and Burgundy, to the white wines and cremants of central France, the French are dedicated to providing the world with wines of the highest quality and most distinctive character.