2022, Château d'Yquem, SAUTERNES, 1er Grand Cru Classé Superieur, 375ml Demie/Half BottleBordeaux Blend: Smillon, Sauvignon Blanc. A blend of 80% Smillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2022 d'Yquem is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Exhibiting a remarkably delicate, complex and energetic bouquet of rose, confit citrus, exotic fruits and orange marmalade, it's full bodied, dense and deep with a pristine balance enhanced by a fleshy core of fruit, bright acids and beautiful, gastronomic bitterness and dry extracts

but now he has a parcel of Aux Charmes and the fruit from Mazoyères

Needs time but it’s promising

Mid ruby in colour

Raspberry jam

it has a stony profile with more concentration than Testamatta

the blend shows deep colour

Quite floral in style

Blackberry jam

It's likely to be another of the vintage's more attractive en primeur proportions

Village level - but all from the Plateaux vineyard that sits on the same mid-slope (just north) as 1ers crus Les Pruliers and Les Procès

The well-defined and very able nose demonstrates classicism

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