Château d'Yquem - Sauternes 2022 (750ml)
Price: $370.00
| Producer | Château d'Yquem |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Sauternes |
| Varietal | Bordeaux White Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 11409 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider: 100 Points
Combining incredible power sweetness and opulence with racy acidity and a touch of bitterness on the backend offsetting all the rich honey-slathered fruits it takes only a single sniff and sip to discern that this is one of the great vintages produced by Chateau d'Yquem. That says a lot considering all the fabulous vintages the estate has crafted. The palate showcases its wealth of honeyed fruits alongside Indian spices and a vibrancy found in no other sweet wine. The wine envelops your palate teeth and gums leaving you with a zesty finish that lingers for a full 60 seconds and more! This is a legend in the making! Like all great vintages of Chateau d'Yquem you can enjoy this with pleasure in its youth with its sweet ripe fruits showcasing a unique sense of honeyed purity or you can save it for your grandchildren. Drink from 2027-2100.
James Suckling: 100 Points
A perfect Yquem again after the 2021 which is fresher and more refined than the 2022. The perception of sweetness is super-knit. Lots of botrytis with turmeric saffron cream roasted meringue pine nuts spices and dried mangoes. This is a powerful seductive and lush wine. Ornamented and richer this year than 2021 but there is so much charm and harmony. Long and spicy with a hint of petrol at the end. Wow. The second most concentrated Yquem after 1945 according to the winemaker. About 160 grams of residual sugar. So approachable now but better in five or six years. It will live forever.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
A blend of 80% Sémillon 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 that segue to a long ethereal delicately perfumed and refined finish. Lorenzo Pasquini and his team have perfectly understood the vintage by privileging the third tries fully exposed to Botrytis cinerea in the blend bringing density and precision along with an energetic and splendidly balanced interplay of bitterness and sweetness. Residual sugar levels reach 160 grams per liter marking it as the second-highest since the iconic 1945 vintage. Published: Jan 16 2025
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2022 Yquem is a blend of 80% Sém
