Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, 2021, 75cl 6-set and blackcurrants

and blackcurrants

and ripe cassis

500 cases were made

and slightly linear taste with excellent grip and length

The only missing ingredient is time

Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, 2021, 75cl 6-set and blackcurrantsThe 2021 d'Yquem exhibits a complex bouquet of rose, exotic fruits and mandarin orange mingled with spring flowers, rose and crme brle, followed by a medium to full bodied, ample and seamless palate that's suave and layered, with a deep core and a long finish that's lent definition by delicate bitterness that offsets the 148 grams per liter residual sugar. This blend of 65% Smillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc was matured, as usual, in all new barrels, but