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94 Neal Martin – The Wine Advocate Issue #217 (Februari 2015) - erobertparker.com
Tasted blind at the Sauternes 2011 horizontal tasting. The Château Yquem 2011 has a complex bouquet, one that is very well defined with hints of petrol infusing the rich honeyed fruit, later melted wax and fresh peach coming through. The palate is well balanced with a strong viscous entry. There is plenty of residual sugar here and I would have preferred a little more acidic bite to offset that rich, decadent finish (this is despite their correct policy of blending non-botrytized berries in order to increase acidity.) Powerful, burly even, I would give this several years in the cellar to allow this Yquem to mellow and enter its stride.
96 Neal Martin – Wine Journal (Juni 2014) - erobertparker.com
Bottled in October 2013, the 2011 Chateau d’Yquem is reticent at first, a little stage fright perhaps. It soon recovers and offers gorgeous scents with fresh white peach, nectarine and fresh apricot that are beautifully defined, although there is a veneer of new oak that will need to be subsumed. The palate is well-balanced with superb structure. There is a light spiciness here with great symmetry, and although there is not the persistency of a top flight Yquem, it has a penetration that is compelling. Tasted March 2014.
97 Neal Martin – Wine Journal (Oktober 2013) erobertparker.com
The 2011 d'Yquem seems to be a close cousin of the 2001 and possibly the 1988. Light gold in color, restrained but pure and noble, it offers an intense bouquet of honeysuckle, caramelized apricot and white peach with a subtle hint of toasty oak. It builds slowly but beautifully to a full-bodied wine with a long finish. This vintage is about restraint and perfect balance despite the 144 grams of residual sugar. Some vintages are more exuberant or flamboyant, but 2011 is racy and compelling. Of course, these wines can be drunk young, but expect the 2011 to age for 50-75+ years in a good cellar.
98 Ian D'Agata - vinous.com (Juli 2014)
Luminous golden yellow. Cool, pure aromas of white peach, honeyed mango, guava nectar, white flowers and saffron are complicated by elements of crushed stone and spicy lemony botrytis. Suave and intensely flavored, with mineral-spiced apple, mango, passion fruit and grapefruit flavors offering outstanding purity, precision, and depth. The brisk but harmonious acidity gives this great Sauternes a penetrating quality and provides a powerful spine to the very deep flavors, making it seem less opulent than it really is. This Yquem has the depth of the 2007 but boasts even greater purity and focus. Finishes bright and extremely long, with repeating suggestions of white flowers and lemony botrytis. Though it lacks the depth of the 2001 or the opulence of the 2009 at a similar stage of development, this is one of my favorite young Yquems ever: it will age spectacularly well. YquemYquem is ‘s werelds meest gereputeerde zoete witte wijn en een waar “collector’s item”. Sinds meer dan 35 jaar, streefde Comte Alexandre de Lur-Saluces naar optimale kwaliteit en dat zonder de minste toegeving. In mei 2004 werd Louis Vuitton Moët Hennesy hoofdaandeelhouder. Elk aangeboden wijnjaar van Yquem biedt de best mogelijke Sauternes. De selectie is meedogenloos met 9 wijnjaren van de XXste Eeuw die niet werden aangeboden. Yquem kreeg 5 perfecte parkerscores voor de wijnjaren 1811, 1847, 1945, 2001 en 2009. | |
