Pre-Arrival and expected to arrive Spring/Summer 2025

Size: 1.5L

Bordeaux Blanc: 60% SAUVIGNON BLANC, 40% SEMILLON

Ratings: 

94 James Suckling

“This is a big white with sliced apple, pineapple and lychee fruit. It’s full-bodied and dense with lots of fruit and phenolics on the mid-palate. A roundness and power at the end. From the same plots as Yquem. Harvested August 9. 60% sauvignon blanc and 40% semillon. Drink or hold."

95 Falstaff

"Pale yellow, green hints, silver reflections. On the nose, subtle hints of lime blossom, pear and orange, notes of lime zest, a pleasant herbal savouriness and fine botrytis nuances underlaid with notes of vanilla and blanched almonds. Elegant with white Pome fruit, taut and tightly meshed, nuances of pear, finesse-rich acid structure and subtle notes of salt and white almonds on the long, lasting finish. An elegant and harmonious food wine with definite ageing potential."

94+ The Wine Independent

"Composed of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Sémillon, the 2022 Y d'Yquem has 6 grams per liter of residual sugar. It skips out of the glass with cheery notions of fresh, crunchy pears, allspice, fennel seed, and lime leaves, leading to touches of lemon drops, chalk dust, and white pepper. The medium-bodied palate has a satiny texture and racy backbone with layers of pear and baking spices flavors, finishing on a lingering chalky note." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

• Y is a rare wine made from the same astonishing terroir and the same vines as Château d’Yquem. Although work in the vineyard is every bit as meticulous, the grapes are picked and the wine made in a different way.
• By deliberated choice today, certain plots of Sauvignon Blanc are harvested at the beginning of the harvest, making sure to pick one or two perfectly ripe bunches per vine. These are completed by Semillon grapes picked just when the grapes have reached maximum ripeness and Botrytis just appeared, a fleeting stage when skins turned a pinkish colour.
• Light and precise pressing, state-of-the-art vat room set aside just for this wine, ageing of lees in 20% new oak barrels and 80% one-wine barrels from Yquem.
• Sémillon’s part is bigger in 2022 with 40% in the blend instead of the usual 25%.

Important information to note:

Given the recent lifting of tariffs, 2022 Bordeaux Futures are offered assuming no charges due to tariffs.  Should tariffs be in place at the time the of importation into the US, added costs as a result of the tariffs will be the responsibility of the buyer.

Shipping will be charged at the time of delivery in 2025