Yquem 2009

Yquem is a property in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux, making what is arguably the world's most famous dessert wine.  The top vintages are prized collections.

Review

"The 2009 Chateau d'Yquem is one showstopper of a wine and perhaps it is only in a vertical that you realise this is up there among the legendary wines of the past - the 2001 included. It has a wonderful nose that expresses the Semillon component majestically: heady aromas of lemon curd, nectarine, jasmine and honeysuckle that all gain momentum in the glass. The oak is supremely well-integrated. The palate is extremely well-balanced with an unctuous entry. You are immediately knocked sideways by the palpable weight and volume in the mouth, which is almost ""bulbous,"" with layer upon layer of heavily botrytized fruit. It builds to a spicy finish with hints of marzipan and pralines in the background that lend it an untrammeled sense of exoticism. The 2009 is utterly fabulous and decadent, a star that will blaze brightly and undimmed for many years. " - 100pts, Wine Advocate