Château d'Yquem - Sauternes - White - 2021

Wine:

The spring frost left only a few bunches standing, and once again, the 2021 Sauternes Château d'Yquem impresses with its concentration and balance. With a high sugar content but innate freshness, this vintage stands out for its finesse and complexity. Notes of tangerine, candied citrus, exotic fruit and summer flowers melt into a full, infinitely smooth framework. Depth, elegance and persistence characterize this magnificent Yquem, already so irresistible... True to its myth!

Vinification:

Hand-harvested grape by grape.
Aged 100% new oak for two years (Bordeaux barrels, fine-grained wood from various French forests, 24-month dry period and medium toast).
Bottling in September 2023. Wait 6 months in bottle before marketing to allow the wine to acclimatize to its new container.
Residual sugars: 148 g/l.

Color:

Deep golden yellow.

Nose:

Aromas of tangerine, candied citrus and exotic fruit, all haloed by floral scents.

Palate:

Soft and full-bodied, with perfectly mature flavours of fruit, this cuvée offers a refined, complex profile with great depth.

Temperature:

Serve between 6 and 8°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Raw or semi-cooked foie gras with fig confit or mango jam, blue-veined cheeses (fourme d'Ambert or Montbrison on toast), citrus salad, crêpes Suzette, hot mandarin soufflé, vanilla crème brûlée or on its own as a meditation wine.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2050, and even longer for enthusiasts.

Château d’Yquem is widely regarded as the greatest sweet wine in the world, and this praise is well-deserved. This legendary estate holds a unique position thanks to its unparalleled consistency, extraordinary aging potential, and exceptional aromatic complexity.

As the only Sauternes classified as Premier Grand Cru Supérieur, it is undeniably one of the finest wines on the planet. Every vintage is sumptuous, showcasing extraordinary precision and finesse. In the 2021 vintage, despite very low yields, Yquem once again lives up to its reputation.