Château d'Yquem Sauternes 2023 (Half Bottle 375mL)

This is truly a collector’s wine – highly sought-after and regularly commanding steep price tags in auction that rival some of the most expensive wines in the world. We have tremendous half-bottles – ideal for those who wish to try this exceptional wine without the commitment to a regular bottle! The 2023 is the second vintage made by new cellar master Toni El Khawand after working alongside Sandrine Garbay. Sémillon makes up 70% of the wine, and the remainder Sauvignon Blanc, with 154 grams per liter of residual sugar offering up the characteristic voluptuousness and bright opulence, and putting it in the top 10 most concentrated d’Yquem vintages. 

Château d'Yquem dates back to the middle ages, and the King of England, Richard I, once owned the estate in the late 12th century. He praised the high quality of its wines, which were already famous, before the estate passed hands of ownership several times until the 18th century, when the Lur-Saluces family purchased it. They ran the Château for more than 200 years, further enhancing the property’s reputation for some of the finest sweet wines in the world. Since 1999, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a luxury goods conglomerate, has run the Château, which covers 125 hectares of some of the most exquisite terroir in Sauternes, growing a mix of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The soils are famous for their unique blue clay qualities (also known as “mystique clay”), which helps regulate moisture levels in the vineyard to pristinely develop botrytis’ noble rot – the fungus that contributes to the famous flavor profile of Château d'Yquem’s portfolio of luxury sweet wines.

All at once, it is lavish, yet terrifically balanced and humming with a beautiful net of acidity, and just packed with such intense flavors of mandarin orange, pineapple, beeswax, dried apricot and mango, espresso, crème brûlée, spring wildflowers, wild honey, and this salty oyster shell quality. Truly, every wine connoisseur should experience this at least once in their lives – all the easier with a half bottle! An incredibly long, lustrous finish brings this home with a poised purity that is delightfully approachable.

With limitless ageability, unceasing pedigree, and loads of critical applause – there’s simply no reason to pass! We only have a small allocation to share, so don’t let this leave you behind!