Château d'Yquem Video Interview
by J. Michael Wheeler
They pick each individual grape by hand. They pick the ripest fruit; they pick the most rotten. If they are not ripe enough and not rotten enough they leave it for the next wave of picking. They are, of course, picking grapes for the legendary Château d'Yquem, the very best Sauternes, one of the most remarkable wines in the world. Château d'Yquem is located in Sauternes in Bordeaux and is one of the worlds most expensive sweet white wines. In fact, it's simply one of the world's most exclusive wines all categories.
Sandrine Garbay, Château d'Yquem's the chief winemaker and cellar master (maitre de chai) is interviewed by Dancing Spoon Community member Per Karlsson . She has been in charge of wine making since at Château d'Yquem 1998. More interview information.
Andre Simon, a wine writer, merchant, and gourmet, described Château d'Yquem as “distilled dew and honey with the fragrance of all of the fresh wild flowers of the field greeting the dawn.”
Those weren’t the words that flowed from my lips after tasting Château d'Yquem for the first time, but only because I lack the poetry. The 2001 vintage was rated 100 by both Robert Parker and the Wine Spectator.
Young Yquem is a beautiful brilliant golden color and the wine darkens to a deep tawny with age. And age it can do. The Antique Wine Company has a listing for an 1811 bottle priced at £41,000.00!
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