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Château d'Yquem 1995 — Sauternes, 0.75 L

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Château d’Yquem 1995 — Sauternes, 0.75 L

Name: Château d’Yquem 1995 — Sauternes, 0.75 L
Brand: Château d'Yquem
SKU: BOR-YQUEM-1995-075
Price: 432.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Château d'Yquem

1995 · 0.75 L · RP 97, 99

€ 432,00

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Château d'Yquem 1995, a sweet white from Sauternes in Bordeaux, bottled in 0.75 L and ranked Premier Cru Supérieur in 1855.

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Key facts

Vintage: 1995
Appellation: Sauternes
Classification: 1er Cru Classé
Grapes: Sauvignon blanc
Vintage rating: 85/100 — early maturing, approachable
Format: 0.75 L
Producer: Château d'Yquem
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Type: White
Sweetness: Sweet

Sauternes 1995 on the Robert Parker Wine Advocate vintage chart

Category: Sauternes, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, Sauvignon blanc, White, Wine

Château d’Yquem 1995, Premier Cru Supérieur from Sauternes

Château d’Yquem 1995 is a sweet white from the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, the only Sauternes ranked Premier Cru Supérieur in 1855. This is a 0.75 L bottle.

Illustration: Sémillon vines in autumn mist, Sauternes

Sauternes 1995 on the vintage chart

On the vintage chart, Barsac/Sauternes 1995 scores 85 and carries the letter E, which the chart reads as early maturing and accessible. The chart rates the whole appellation for the year, not this château.

Illustration: Sauternes barrel cellar, Sauternes

Premier Cru Supérieur on Sauternes’ highest ground

Yquem occupies the highest point in Sauternes, at about 80 m, and the site is susceptible to Botrytis cinerea, the noble rot behind sweet Sauternes. The soils are clay and gravel at the surface with limestone in the subsoil.

The Sauternes appellation covers the communes of Barsac, Bommes, Fargues, Preignac and Sauternes. Its rules allow only sweet white wine, from Sémillon, Sauvignon blanc, Sauvignon gris and Muscadelle.

In the 1855 classification it was rated Premier Cru Supérieur, the only Sauternes with that rank. See other first growths.

Illustration: Sauternes with foie gras and blue cheese, Sauternes

Six tries and years in oak

The vines are 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon blanc.

Picking goes through the vines in selective passes called tries, about six in an average harvest. The estate ages its wine in oak barrels for about three years.

LVMH owns the estate. Besides the sweet wine, the estate makes a dry white called Ygrec, produced since 1959 and every year since 2004.

Yquem was not made under the château’s name in ten years, among them 1992 and 2012. 1995 is not one of those years.

Questions buyers ask

Is Château d'Yquem 1995 a sweet or dry wine?

It is sweet. Sauternes produces only sweet white wine, and Yquem's grand vin is made from Sémillon and Sauvignon blanc affected by noble rot.

What grapes are in Château d'Yquem?

Yquem's sweet wine is made from Sémillon and Sauvignon blanc, in the proportions of 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon blanc.

Is Château d'Yquem 1995 ready to drink?

The chart letter E for the appellation's 1995 vintage points to wines that mature early and are accessible. It is not a drinking window for this bottle.

Is Château d'Yquem a first growth?

We file it under 1er Cru Classé, while the 1855 list itself places it a step higher, as Premier Cru Supérieur.

Does Yquem also make a dry wine?

Yes, a dry white called Ygrec, which sits alongside the sweet grand vin.

Who runs Château d'Yquem?

Pierre Lurton is President and CEO, and the Lur-Saluces family keeps a minority shareholding alongside LVMH.

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