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Chateau d'Yquem 1985

SKU: CHDY198570 UCAU

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Honour four decades of memories with the perfect 40th birthday gift, a 1985 vintage, a timeless treasure celebrating 40 years of excellence.

1985, a vintage that showcases the estate’s legendary craftsmanship and the enduring allure of Sauternes’ finest sweet wine. With its impeccable balance of richness and freshness, this wine is a rare treasure.

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White

1985

SSB / SBS Blend

Chateau d'Yquem

Graves, Bordeaux, France

15 Plus Years

Cork

13.0%

750ml (Bottle)

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Description

Chateau d'Yquem, established in 1593, is the crown jewel of Sauternes and the only estate to hold the prestigious Premier Cru Supérieur classification in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. Renowned for its meticulous winemaking process, which includes hand-harvesting grape by grape to ensure perfect botrytisation (noble rot), the estate consistently produces wines of exceptional quality and longevity. The 1985 vintage reflects a warm growing season, yielding a wine of remarkable depth, featuring notes of honey, apricot, and spices with a vibrant acidity that ensures decades of aging potential.

Tasting policy does not apply to auction items and wines aged over 20 years.
Tasting Profile

Light

Full

Low Tannin

Tannic

Sweet

Dry

Low Acidity

High Acidity

Aroma:

Lemon, Mineral, White Flowers

Palate:

Lemon Zest, Slate, Stonefruit

Food Pairings:

Asian

Fish

Shellfish

Tasting Notes

Description

Chateau d'Yquem, established in 1593, is the crown jewel of Sauternes and the only estate to hold the prestigious Premier Cru Supérieur classification in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. Renowned for its meticulous winemaking process, which includes hand-harvesting grape by grape to ensure perfect botrytisation (noble rot), the estate consistently produces wines of exceptional quality and longevity. The 1985 vintage reflects a warm growing season, yielding a wine of remarkable depth, featuring notes of honey, apricot, and spices with a vibrant acidity that ensures decades of aging potential.

Tasting policy does not apply to auction items and wines aged over 20 years.

Tasting Profile

Light
Full

Low Tannin
Tannic

Sweet
Dry

Low Acidity
High Acidity

Aroma:

Lemon, Mineral, White Flowers

Palate:

Lemon Zest, Slate, Stonefruit

Food Pairings:

Asian

Fish

Shellfish

Chateau d'Yquem

Château d’Yquem has always been prized by wealthy wine lovers and has a long and interesting history starting in the Middle Ages when the estate belonged to the King of England.

Some characteristics for which Château d'Yquem are known for is their complexity, concentration, sweetness and longetivity. A bottle will keep for a century or more if properly looked after. In this time, the fruity overtones will gradually fade and combine with more complex secondary and tertiary flavours. In 1996, wine expert Robert Parker scored the wine a perfect 100 points.

The vineyard has 126 hectares in the Sauternes appellation, but only 100 hectares are in production at any time. Roughly 20 hectares are held in reserve each year, as grapes from newly planted vines are not worthy of the chateau name for five to seven years. In a poor vintage, it is sold anonymously. The vines consist of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon blanc, though the proportions are thought to be more equal in the final wine. On average, 65,000 bottles are produced every year.

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