CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983
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1983

CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983

Wine 1983 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

The 1983 vintage is very qualitative. At Château d'Yquem, the harvest took place from the end of September to mid-November. This vintage can be compared to other great vintages produced by the Château. Yquem 1983 has notes of quince, honey and ends with an extraordinary long finish.

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La Revue du Vin de France January - 2003
La Revue du Vin de France
98 / 100
Wine Spectator April - 1995
Wine Spectator
96 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider February - 2016
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
The color seemed more developed than previous bottles, with its orange, honey and copper hue. The nose grabs you as soon as the wine hits the glass. Honey coated tropical fruit, pineapple, apricot, vanilla custard and orange marmalade flavours are in full force, culminating with a sweet, spicy, fresh layer of fruits slathered in honey. From a 375, the bottle was popped and poured.
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96 / 100
Jamie Goode December - 2008
Jamie Goode
96 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 1983 is amongst the most concentrated wines from this property over the last 20 years, with a staggering display of extract and a mind-boggling amount of glycerin. The vintage commenced early for Yquem, beginning on 29 September and finishing on 18 November. Most observers feel the 1983 will mature more slowly than the 1986, and will last for almost 100 years. Given Yquem's unbelievable ageing potential, such comments do not seem far fetched. At present, the 1983 is enormous, with huge, honeyed, pineapple, coconut, and caramel flavours, massive extract, and an unctuous quality barely framed by acidity and new oak. I do not feel the wine has changed since bottling, and I would not want to start drinking it for at least another 10-15 years.
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Vintage Wine  1983
Classification Sauternes - 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Sauternes
Colour Sweet white wine
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem

Château d'Yquem is an absolute reference among great sweet wines and holds a unique place in the viticultural history of Bordeaux. Located at the heart of the Sauternes appellation, the estate benefits from an exceptional terroir and microclimate that favour the development of botrytis cinerea. In the official 1855 classification, Château d'Yquem achieved an unrivalled status by being designated Premier Cru Supérieur, a distinction unique among the grands crus classés.

The identity of Château d'Yquem rests on an extreme level of rigour at every stage of production: very low yields, successive harvest passes (tries) and strict selection of grapes. Long the property of the Lur Saluces family, the estate has belonged since 1997 to the LVMH group, which has chosen to preserve the château's technical independence and historic standards of excellence.

In great years, Château d'Yquem produces vintages that have become iconic, such as the 1908 wine through to the 1921 vintage, considered its pinnacle, by way of 1928 and 1929 which close out a prosperous decade, then the 1937 wine and the 1963 vintage, illustrating an exceptional ageing capacity that can extend over several decades, or even beyond.

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