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Chateau d'Yquem 2023

  • The Wine Advocate
    100 Points
  • Jane Anson
    100 Points
  • James Suckling
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Chateau d'Yquem 2023
  • The Wine Advocate
    100 Points
  • Jane Anson
    100 Points
  • James Suckling
    100 Points
Chateau d'Yquem 2023
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Chateau d'Yquem 2023

SKU: CDYQ202310 UCAU
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Château d'Yquem stands alone in Bordeaux as the only estate classified Premier Cru Supérieur in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, a recognition of its unrivalled reputation for producing the world’s greatest sweet wines.

The 2023 vintage marks the third chapter in a remarkable trilogy for Château d'Yquem. After the perfect 100 point 2021 and 2022 vintages, the 2023 has already received three 100 point scores, confirming an extraordinary run for the estate.

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Tasting Notes

Château d'Yquem 2023 epitomizes the pinnacle of Bordeaux’s sweet wine craftsmanship, hailing from the prestigious Sauternes appellation. As the only estate designated Premier Cru Supérieur in the 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification, Château d'Yquem carries a legacy of unparalleled quality and refinement that continues to set global standards for luscious, complex sweet wines.

The 2023 vintage is a historic continuation of an exceptional trilogy of vintages that began with the flawless 2021 and 2022 releases, both awarded perfect 100-point scores. Demonstrating consistent excellence, this latest release has already achieved three separate 100-point ratings from esteemed critics, highlighting its extraordinary balance, depth, and aging potential.

Produced under meticulous vineyard management and benefiting from an ideal climate in Sauternes, the 2023 Château d'Yquem offers an exquisite harmony of intense aromatics, vibrant acidity, and rich honeyed flavors. These layers create a vibrant yet elegant profile, promising remarkable longevity and a captivating tasting experience that evolves gracefully over time.

Available through La Place de Bordeaux’s exclusive pre-arrival program, with dispatch expected in three to four months, this vintage presents a rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest expressions from a legendary domaine. Each bottle reflects the estate’s unwavering dedication to excellence and represents a superior example of Bordeaux’s most celebrated sweet wine.

  • Unique Classification: The only Bordeaux property classified Premier Cru Supérieur, symbolizing unmatched prestige in sweet wine production.
  • Outstanding Vintage Trilogy: The 2023 vintage continues a remarkable run following the perfect 2021 and 2022 vintages, already earning three 100-point scores.
  • Exclusive Pre-arrival Offer: Secure this exceptional wine now with dispatch within 3 to 4 months via La Place de Bordeaux.

Critic Scores

With 153 grams per liter of residual sugar—placing it among the 10 most concentrated vintages in the château’s history—the 2023 d'Yquem ranks among the finest wines bottled here under Lorenzo Pasquini’s direction. It unfurls from the glass with a complex, vibrant and remarkably pure bouquet of pineapple, guava, mango, confit citrus, beeswax and spices. Full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it combines formidable depth with perfectly judged control, built around a fleshy core of fruit, framed by lively acidity and a crystalline texture and culminating in an endless, refined and ethereal finish. Yquem’s natural power is here masterfully harnessed by the vintage’s freshness and tension, revealing an aesthetic of precision and vibrancy encountered only in the estate’s greatest years—made all the more remarkable by the fact that the château now achieves even higher levels of concentration than a decade ago, without any perceptible increase in sweetness on the palate. - Yohan Castaing

Power, freshness, depth, after the extremes of 2021 and 2022, this walks the line between the two, exceptional, mandarin, quince, mirabelle plums, white truffle, fresh fruit and confit fruit, a vibration of slate and steel, opulent but slices closed on the finish. The botrytis came early and quickly in 2023. Francis Mayeur in final vintage as consultant, after many years as inhouse winemaking team, Lorenzo Pasquini director. 154g/l residual sugar, 3.85ph, harvest September 14 to October 11.

Perfect aromas carry through to every milliliter of this wine, showing intense orange peel, honey, butterscotch, saffron, smoke and peat, with hints of coffee and dried apples. Full-bodied but weightless and silky, with an excellent balance of fruit, sweetness and spices. Some peanut brittle, dried oranges and lemons at the end. I can’t get over how wonderful this is now, but it can age forever. 154 g/L residual sugar. Drink or hold.

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