Bordeaux 2015:
the whites

Until 21st January this product is discounted by a further 10 pecent to 40 percent. Price shown includes saving.*

Corinne Biarnes has recently taken control of this seven-hectare property, which was established by her father in the early 1960s, but subsequently leased to another grower. As they are throughout the appellation, the grapes here are rendered sweet by “noble rot” or botrytis – a phenomenon which is surely one of the wonders of the wine world.

Light gold in colour, this offers aromas of honey and lemon confit. The palate is rich and textured, but with greater freshness and vivacity than many a Sauternes – meaning this is a great option as an apéritif, as well as a classic dessert wine. Drink now to 2025.

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The 2015 Château d'Yquem is a blend of 75% Semillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc that was picked on the gravelly soils as early as 3 and 4 September until 21 October, four tries through the vineyard. It delivers 144 grams per liter of residual sugar, with six-grams of tartaric acid, a pH 3.65 and 13.9% alcohol. It has a show-stopping bouquet that is beautifully defined and very complex and exuberant, infused with greater mineralité than recent vintages - intense but not as flamboyant as say the 2009 Yquem at this stage. The palate boasts absolutely stunning balance. This is a Yquem without a hair out of place: fantastically pure, botrytised fruit caressing the mouth. That is as per normal. What distinguishes this Yquem is the sense of electricity that is imbued by that razor-sharp acidity. There is just unbelievably tension here and to be frank, there is little point in me continuing to write this note, because it is simply an astonishing Yquem that will rank alongside the 2001 and 2009. Drink 2028 - 2090.
Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate

Mid gold. Very direct and glossy. Edge of veg and toast. Real tension! Tense pear juice with lots of grip and attack. Lots of acidity as well as all that sugar. Really energetic. Long. Amazing persistence. So neat. Real attack. Massive apparent acidity. Drink 2027 – 2055.
Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com