Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 1990 Size::6 Bottle Case 35% Carignan and 15% Syrah

35% Carignan and 15% Syrah being a blend of 50-100 yo vines of the estate

with crisp and juicy minerality threaded together with a fine line of texture

75 hectares of vines on gravelly clay and sandy soils in Bourgueil – Les Sables

discreet acidity

as we sat down to blend the 2013s

Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 1990 Size::6 Bottle Case 35% Carignan and 15% Syrah"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" A vintage that reflects a beautiful hot, dry summer that stopped short of anything excessive. Lasting from 17 9 to 10 10, the harvest was very intense picking took place every day during that time, except on weekends. The weather was outstanding, the grapes were ideal, and this is an extraordinary, amazingly successful vintage an archetypal great Yquem with tremendous balance,