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2021 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux

  • White
  • Luscious
  • Full Bodied
  • Sémillon (65%), Sauvignon Blanc (35%)
Not ready (Drink 2026 - 2071)
Yohan Castaing
95/100
Neal Martin MW
96/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW
97/100
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2021 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Description

One of the year’s true highlights is trying the new vintage of Château d’Yquem, and the 2021 vintage was no exception. This was an absolute triumph over adversity. The climatic events during the vintage only brought more vibrancy and freshness to the traditional apricot & mandarin notes I typically associate with these iconic Sauternes. While I always enjoy d’Yquem in its relative youth, I look forward to watching this develop over the coming decades.

Markus Ljunghammer, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

What a treat! Immediately on the nose, I am engulfed by fresh mango sorbet, lemon curd, and citrus oil. Soon come notes of summer florals in bloom and zingy citrus. The palate is alive with tart peach coulis, crème anglaise, and soda bread, with intense dried citrus just peeking through. This is in no way heavy or cloying. The acidity is marvellous, and as for the salinity, it is the perfect seasoning. Fresh and mouthwatering, the wine has the balance of a tightrope walker.

Amy Johnson, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour White
Sweetness Luscious
Vintage 2021
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Not ready (2026 - 2071)
Grape List Sémillon (65%), Sauvignon Blanc (35%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château d'Yquem

Critics reviews

Yohan Castaing 95/100
The 2021 d'Yquem exhibits a complex bouquet of rose, exotic fruits and mandarin orange mingled with spring flowers, rose and crème brûlée, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ample and seamless palate that's suave and layered, with a deep core and a long finish that's lent definition by delicate bitterness that offsets the 148 grams per liter residual sugar. This blend of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc was matured, as usual, in all new barrels, but the new oak is perfectly integrated and barely noticeable.Drink 2030 - 2050Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate (February 2024)
Drink 2030 - 2050
Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com (Feb 2024)
Neal Martin MW 96/100
The 2021 Yquem was tasted in Amsterdam, the first wine poured at a lunch, thereby allowing me a longer period to examine it. Slightly burnished in hue, it has a very attractive bouquet with scents of dried quince, clementine, linseed and subtle candle wax, perhaps more discrete than usual, but certainly fresh and vibrant. The palate is medium-bodied and viscous on the entry, a Yquem with perhaps a lighter chassis than recent vintages, prioritizing poise and purity over horsepower— exactly the right approach in such a challenging season. It opens wonderfully in the glass, gaining more frangipane and kaki fruit scents, though it seems to have a lighter and more tensile finish than the 2020 or 2019. As such, I suspect that it will be comparatively approachable and, of course, delicious. Readers should note that I will probably re-taste the 2021 in Bordeaux during primeur.Drink 2030 - 2060Neil Martin, Vinous.com (January 2024)
Drink 2030 - 2050
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Jan 2024)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW 97/100
The 2021 d'Yquem is composed of 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc. It has 148 grams per liter of residual sugar, making for a relatively rich style and the sweetest Yquem since 2017. Pale lemon-gold colored, perfumed notes of orange peel, juicy peaches, grapefruit, and honeycomb slowly emerge from the glass, followed by suggestions of jasmine tea, fresh ginger, and lime blossoms. The palate is fantastically satiny, with great tension and loads of spicy sparks complementing the citrusy flavors, finishing with epic length and a zesty lift. 54,000 bottles were made. The alcohol is 13.9%, and the pH is 3.79.Drink 2026 - 2056Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent (March 2024)
Drink 2030 - 2050
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, TheWineIndependent.com (Mar 2024)

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