Chateau d'Yquem, Sauternes 1er Cru, 1995 reorder cool spring)

cool spring)

A textural

on the marl that he calls the Jura's answer to Montrachet

and the wine carries itself with the calm intensity of something that’s grown into its bones

and uncompromisingly expressive of site and vintage

Chateau d'Yquem, Sauternes 1er Cru, 1995 reorder cool spring)Chateau d'Yquem stands alone the only estate classified Premier Cru Superieur in 1855, the undisputed summit of Sauternes. Made from botrytized Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, picked grape by grape across multiple passes, these wines are among the most age worthy on earth. The 1995 is a classically structured, well balanced vintage not the blockbuster of the late '80s run, but elegant and long. At thirty years it has reached graceful maturity with