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CHATEAU D'YQUEM 1990
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3,000 - 4,000 USD
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Description
Château d'Yquem 1990
Sauternes, 1er Grand Cru Classé
All levels bn or into the neck, tissue and straw wrapped, slightly damaged case lid, excellent appearance, color, and clarity
At sweet sixteen, and from Jeroboam, this was totally 'on song', luscious, all-enveloping and super-opulent. Then there was a Double Magnum, with its incredible nose of peaches with a taste of peach kernels, and I wondered if the large formats are even better than the bottles in 1990. This was until my last bottle in 2011, which had such finesse in spite of a bouquet almost enveloped in sugar and a fantastic fruit bowl flavour. There are echoes of 1929 here. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 99
12 bts (owc)
Estimates are per lot
Sauternes, 1er Grand Cru Classé
All levels bn or into the neck, tissue and straw wrapped, slightly damaged case lid, excellent appearance, color, and clarity
At sweet sixteen, and from Jeroboam, this was totally 'on song', luscious, all-enveloping and super-opulent. Then there was a Double Magnum, with its incredible nose of peaches with a taste of peach kernels, and I wondered if the large formats are even better than the bottles in 1990. This was until my last bottle in 2011, which had such finesse in spite of a bouquet almost enveloped in sugar and a fantastic fruit bowl flavour. There are echoes of 1929 here. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 99
12 bts (owc)
Estimates are per lot