NEW RELEASE: Yquem 2014

Just released onto the market, we are delighted to offer the 2014 Chateau d'Yquem, described by Ian d'Agata at Decanter as an "Utterly great Yquem! My wine of the vintage - and the Decanter team's top scoring wine of 2014" 97 pts.

There was no 2012 Yquem made but the 2014 more than makes up for it, receiving high scores and glowing reviews from all of the critics.

".....it entrances with its pure, wild honey notes mixed with almond and white chocolate scents, bestowed with beguiling delineation and focus. The palate is very poised with the acidity nigh on perfect. Occasionally an Yquem only reveals its components parts at this early juncture, necessitates conjecture. However the 2014 has a sense of harmony and completeness already, as if the élevage is merely there to usher it on to its finished state. There is undeniably great depth here, perhaps less conspicuous than other vintages because of that silver thread of acidity: notes of lemon sherbet, orange zest, shaved ginger and again, a few "flakes' of white chocolate. It is extremely long with tenderness rather than power on the finish. It's not quite up there in the rarefied heights of say, the 2001 or 2009, but it is what we call in the trade, "the business.""   96-98pts Neal Martin

"Apricot tones with lively acidity give this rich wine a vein of freshness. Pear and white peach notes offer weight, while a lime backbone brings levity. There is a richness from the botrytis that is lifted by this wine's delicious freshness"   97-99pts Wine Enthusiast Magazine

“This is beguiling, with acacia, jasmine and honeysuckle notes leading the way, followed by refined peach, tangerine and yellow apple fruit flavors. Very long, with a lemon chiffon note lingering delicately.”   96-99pts Wine Spectator

“The precise, understated finish is striking. There isn't much else to say except that the 2014 Yquem is a real stunner.”   94-97pts Antonio Galloni

Offer subject to final confirmation. E&OE.