Sauternes - Chateau d'Yquem 2016 12L (Balthazar)

The Estate

Yquem remains and will remain the greatest and most famous dessert wine in the world. For a hundred years, this unique Premier Cru Classé Supérieur has stood out from other Bordeaux wines for its exemplary consistency, even in lesser vintages and difficult periods. Under the direction of Pierre Lurton, who also heads Cheval Blanc, the estate has produced only great masterpieces for the past decade or so, more than ever deserving its status as a mythical wine. Yquem’s distinctive character comes from its unique terroir. Here, botrytis develops as it does nowhere else, producing absolutely wonderful Sauternes wines, with controlled opulence and incredible aging potential that set it far ahead of all its neighbors. Yes, Yquem is a myth in its own right, and yes, the prices are high. But Yquem is pure excellence: no lover of dessert wines should miss the chance to taste it at least once in their life…