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Château d'Yquem 1986
Sauternes, Graves, Bordeaux, FranceCandied grapefruit with big botrytis notes that stem all from a glorious, warm Indian summer. Its golden colour previews a nose of quince paste and dried figs with sweet crystallized grapefruit flavours. The textures are balanced in a year of very low levels of sugar. It was bottle at 97 g/l with acidity of 4.2 grams per litre and 14 degrees of alcohol. A well balanced, medium weight Sauternes that Lurton suggests you could serve with poultry or oysters. Although picking began in late September, rains followed by intense botrytis previewed five waves of picking that lasted through the Indian summer until the 10th of November.Tasted: 15 May 2008Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| AB | $625.00 | 750ml |
Blend: Sémillon - Sauvignon Blanc
