CHATEAU D'YQUEM 1986 |

Château d'Yquem 1986 Sauternes, 1er Grand Cru ClasséLot 6710: u. 1bn, 1vts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, good general appearance for age, Lot 6711: u. 6bn, 1vts, 5ts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, good appearance, Lot 6712: u. 2bn, 1vts, 1ts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, good appearance, Lot 6713: u. 6bn, 3vts, 1ts, 2 just into neck, tissue and straw wrapped, 5 labels slightly soiled, Lot 6714: u. 3vts, 1ts, rest at bottle neck or just into neck, tissue and straw wrapped, 9 labels slightly soiled, 1 capsule slightly corroded, Lot 6715: u. 4bn, 4vts, 2ts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, 4 labels slightly soiled, 1 capsule slightly corroded, repacked from owc, Lot 6716: u. 5bn, 3vts, 1ts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, 2 labels slightly soiled, repacked from owcThe most glorious honied mayblossom nose. Heavenly orange zest flavour. So rounded, so rich, so tropically luscious. I think this has become even more awesome with time. It can be tarry on the nose, with bitter orange zests. Tremendous grapefruit lusciousness on the palate - now one sees why the late Jean-Pierre Moueix, a great connoisseur of Yquem, compared it with the 1937. Pure beauty as it develops in the glass. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 98 6710:12 bts (owc) 6711:12 bts (owc) 6712:12 bts (owc) 6713:12 bts (owc) 6714:12 bts (owc) 6715:12 bts (cn) 6716:12 bts (cn)Estimates are per lot