CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985
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1985

CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1985

Wine 1985 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

The 1985 vintage is extraordinary in Sauternes. Château d'Yquem likely experienced one of its earliest harvests. Quite unusually, the grapes were harvested in December. The result is a charming, round, and honeyed Premier Cru Classé Supérieur. Drink between 1995 and 2038.

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94 / 100
La Revue du Vin de France January - 2003
La Revue du Vin de France
Guide vert 2003
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89 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate August - 1993
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 1985 d'Yquem is a powerful, rich, exceptionally concentrated wine. Yet because of the lack of botrytis in the vineyards during this hot, dry vintage, the wine does not have the compelling complexity so frequently encountered in d'Yquem. Nevertheless, this massive, unctuous, light-golden-colored d'Yquem makes quite a mouthful of wine with its honeyed flavors. It is hard to know when a wine such as this will be fully mature, but I have no hesitation in saying that the wine will certainly last for 25-30 or more years, though I do not see it ever being among the great d'Yquems. Anticipated maturity: 1995-2025.
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91 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
4 / 5
Michael Broadbent April - 2000
Michael Broadbent
94 / 100
Wine Spectator May - 1999
Wine Spectator
A charming Yquem that's round, thick, dense and very honeyed. But it doesn't taste of botrytized, dried fruit flavours (the château tried to wait for noble rot and harvested late, into December). While creamy and opulent, it's also refined.
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Vintage Wine  1985
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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