1955 Yquem
Descrizione
This includes a private tour followed by a tasting of 3 different vintages at the Château for 6 people (to be used by the end of July 2028).
Opzioni di acquisto
Note di degustazione
Deeper gold/amber-hued, the 1955 Château D'Yquem is ripe and concentrated, with plenty of honey, ripe stone fruits, caramelized orange, and toffee nuances. It's certainly fully mature yet has plenty of vibrancy, full-bodied richness, a ripe, unctuous mouthfeel, and a great finish. Surprisingly, there wasn't a huge amount of botrytis here, but this is a powerful, rich, fleshy Yquem that's fully mature.
Punteggi della critica
Punteggio medio
Neal Martin, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
Altre recensioni e punteggi
The 1955 Yquem is a vintage that I have not encountered for many years. It has a fully mature, complex, delineated bouquet of dried honey, fig syrup, Satsumas, pumpkin and a light adhesive scent that emerges with time. The palate is clean and fresh, slightly viscous in texture though not as rich as the 1959 (for example), with mandarin, quince, Clementine and flecks of toffee on the finish. This is an impressive Yquem that I suspect flies under the radar in the cognoscenti's minds, and should be consumed in the next 15 to 20 years. Tasted at the mature Bordeaux dinner at Arbor restaurant, Hong Kong.
Full bottle 1,353 g. No alcohol cited all these years ago. This was the colour of a particularly dark Oloroso sherry – a sort of glowing chestnut colour – and actually tasted rather like sweet chestnuts. Despite its looks, it was amazingly fresh and zesty with a savoury molasses edge. It finished drier than some other bottles of 1955 Yquem recalled by the donor, whose birthday we were celebrating. (He foreswore his birth year, 1946.)
Liquorice, molasses, fig, chocolate. Much like port, although much more tart. Definitely seems to lack sugar, as older Sauternes often do. (RH)
Informazioni sul produttore
Indiscusso miglior vino dolce al mondo, Château d'Yquem è l'unica tenuta Premier Cru Supérieur di Sauternes, classificata nel 1855. Con una lunga storia che risale al Medioevo, lo château è strettamente legato a quella della famiglia Lur-Saluces, che ne è coinvolta ancora oggi.
Dettagli del prodotto
13.5%
Premier Cru Supérieur