Castillo de Yquem 2016

Château d'Yquem is located in the Sauternes region and extends over 113 hectares of vineyards planted in soils rich in pebbles and gravel, which makes it warm and dry, ideal for the production of sweet wines. As such, the style of these wines is difficult to describe, offering a myriad of well-balanced and complex flavors that generate even more harmonies over time.

Marked by an exceptionally hot and dry summer, the superb Château d'Yquem 2016 shines with its purity and airy elegance, confirming its iconic status among the Grands Crus Classés of Sauternes.

With refinement and subtlety, the Château d'Yquem 2016 reveals the complexity of an aromatic palette full of nuances and purity. The freshness of white fruit and floral fragrances give way to exotic fruit flavours evoking mango, vanilla and beeswax. On the palate, the Château d'Yquem 2016 offers the pleasure of a complex liqueur on the palate, revealing flavour sensations in notes of exotic fruits, candied fruits and a hint of caramel. Brilliantly pure and elegant, the texture on the palate maintains the delicacy that makes the Yquem style, thanks to the beautiful vibrant acidity with the energy that stretches its length into the persistence of a finish bursting with freshness. A superb Château d'Yquem, complex and distinctive, promising the evolution of great Sauternes.