Y de Yquem 2020

d'Yquem

Case Format: 3x75cl

Max score: 95.0

Made from the same vines as Château d’Yquem, and benefitting from its outstanding terroir, Y (pronounced “ee-grek” in French) is the estate’s delicious dry white wine. With annual production averaging 10,000 bottles a year, this is both a rare and highly sought-after wine.

Like the estate’s flagship, Y comprises both Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Its aromas and flavours are rich, and full of both peach and citrus – as to be expected from a Bordeaux Blanc Sec. Alongside this, Y follows in the footsteps of its famous older sibling, exhibiting the subtle sweetness that we so often would associate with this Sauternes estate.

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CRITIC REVIEWS

96
James Suckling

Very transparent and elegant with white peaches, lilacs, and light caramel. Medium-bodied, sweet and agile with salted caramel and dried orange character. Spicy botrytis at the end. Give this three or four years to come together

93+
Lisa Perrotti-Brown

The 2020 Y (Ygrec) de Château d’Yquem skips out of the glass with energetic lemon drops, lime leaves, and green apple notes, plus touches of white pepper, coriander seed, and sea spray. Dry, racy, and medium-bodied, it delivers a satiny texture and tongue-tingling zesty layers with impressive intensity and flare. Shimmering with vibrancy at this youthful stage, it currently offers layered mineral and spice panache while undoubtedly holding something back for cellaring. Fun to drink now, give it a good 4-5 years to really start to shine, then drink it over the next 15-years+.

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