CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973
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1973

CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM 1973

Wine 1973 1er Cru Classé Supérieur  Bordeaux Sauternes

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87 / 100
Jean-Marc Quarin May - 2014
Jean-Marc Quarin
Coppery colour. Fruity and simple nose. Fluid and light palate. Should have been drunk.
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86 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Surprisingly successful in what was a mediocre vintage for the wines of this region, the 1973 Yquem is overtly oaky and too spicy, but has very good concentration, less sweetness and botrytis than in vintages like 1975 and 1976, and is well balanced, fat, and long on the palate (only 12% of the crop was used for Yquem).
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84 / 100
Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
3 / 5
Michael Broadbent September - 1998
Michael Broadbent
Most recently, high-toned fragrance; sweet, opened up in the middle but with a slightly raw unusual finish.
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14 / 20
Jancis Robinson April - 2002
Jancis Robinson
Pale tawny. Relatively simple, sugary nose. Lots of unresolved acidity on the palate. The wine may well improve in bottle but is an awkward 14 at the moment.
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Vintage Wine  1973
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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