Château d'YQUEM
1er grand cru classé

« The attack on the palate is a blend of freshness and vigor with a mid-palate of great nobility and uncommon density without ever rising to power. The finish is of great complexity with an uncommon persistence and an incomparable finesse thanks to an exquisitely fine botrytis.

Yquem 2018 is not a monster of power, far from it, but it will make history with its freshness, purity, very high density and especially its incredible length. Château d'Yquem 2018 will undeniably be of high guard, in a profile close to the grandissime 1988, with a bit less power, but with so much more purity, brilliance and length and even a form of carefree lightness. It clearly inaugurates with brilliance a new era where freshness, balance, density and finesse are its new descriptors. »

Rated 99/100 (Bernard Burtschy)

« « The attack on the palate is a blend of freshness and vigor with a mid-palate of great nobility and uncommon density without ever rising to power. The finish is of great complexity with an uncommon persistence and an incomparable finesse thanks to an exquisitely fine botrytis.

Yquem 2018 is not a monster of power, far from it, but it will make history with its freshness, purity, very high density and especially its incredible length. Château d'Yquem 2018 will undeniably be of high guard, in a profile close to the grandissime 1988, with a bit less power, but with so much more purity, brilliance and length and even a form of carefree lightness. It clearly inaugurates with brilliance a new era where freshness, balance, density and finesse are its new descriptors. » »

Rated 99/100 (Bernard Burtschy)

« The attack on the palate is a blend of freshness and vigor with a mid-palate of great nobility and uncommon density without ever rising to power. The finish is of great complexity with an uncommon persistence and an incomparable finesse thanks to an exquisitely fine botrytis.

Yquem 2018 is not a monster of power, far from it, but it will make history with its freshness, purity, very high density and especially its incredible length. Château d'Yquem 2018 will undeniably be of high guard, in a profile close to the grandissime 1988, with a bit less power, but with so much more purity, brilliance and length and even a form of carefree lightness. It clearly inaugurates with brilliance a new era where freshness, balance, density and finesse are its new descriptors. »

Rated 99/100 (Bernard Burtschy)

Rated 96/100 by Jean-Marc Quarin « Caressant à l’attaque, puis très finement soyeux en milieu de bouche, lumineux, le vin s’élève entre le milieu et la finale où il s’achève long, complexe et noble, avec un goût éclatant. C’est incrachable. Le confit est là dans une version extrêmement distinguée. Très grande longueur qui impressionne. » (Oct. 2020)

Rated 92/100 by Neal Martin after bottling « It is a fascinating Cheval Blanc insofar that is atypical in style, although I must confess that I miss the crucial contribution of the Merlot. Having said that, I applaud the decision to reflect the growing season come what may. » (Feb. 2020)

Noté 96/100 par Jean-Marc Quarin « Minutieux dès l’entrée en bouche, particulièrement raffiné au toucher, le vin évolue gras et complexe en milieu de bouche, avant de s’achever noble sur une finale profonde. » (Oct. 2020)

Rated 96/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « La bouche est suave mais sobre, longiligne, bâtie sur des tannins fins mais abondants. [...] Indéniablement très racé » (Nov. 2020)