Nick Adell

9.8

Poor man's d'yquem.

Had 1999. 500ml bottle.

Creamy and effervescent with a two minute finish. Divine.

Paid 80usd.
— 12 years ago

Jean David

9.8

Recommended by jl Colombo, same owner at chateau d'yquem — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

Blackberry coulis black cherry liqueur max Schubert hired in the 1938's as a winemaker he had to leave to fight ww2 and he was first chef winemaker in 1948 1950 he went to Bordeaux. Black licorice spice he visited chateau d'yquem and hated it but loved the reds extended maceration barrel fermentation in 1951 he creates the first vintage of grange Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz but had no can so cab so the first two grange were all Shiraz they continued to plant more Cabernet and created two granges a de years later one from Shiraz and one from Cabernet. Has lovely complexity on he nose jammy and ripe black berry fruit. Very silky smooth and velvety. Kalimna was a single vineyard owned by penfolds in 1943. D equates this vineyard to vosne romance interesting. 178 acres they produce all ranges of penfolds wines from this vineyard first made this wine in 1958 as a single vineyard wine very big and chewy but it still has elegance like all of penfolds wines red and black fruit. The 1996 is very soft and elegant on the palate very elegant with a bit of materized but still has some fruit — 12 years ago

Dirk Pettigrew (Pirate)

Sales Pirate Cru Wines

9.0

All the quality and flavour one might expect from a second label of Chateau d'Yquem, if such a thing existed. — 12 years ago

Maggie Meagher

9.4

Hedonism brand of Sauternes (made by d'Yquem) — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

Starting out our chateau d'yquem tasting out with a little bubbly — 12 years ago

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

10

One of the greatest wines of the 20th century. A great sweet wine vintage and along with the 1971 D'Yquem the Climens is a towering effort. — 13 years ago