1916 Chateau d'Yquem

Name: 1916 Chateau d'Yquem
Brand: Chateau d'Yquem
SKU: 27e386090b2df9a73e3f581a5d6ce82d
Price: 88.26 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 60 (1 reviews)

Sauternes, France

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Style Dessert - Lush and Balanced
Grape Variety Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
Food Pairing Blue Cheeses

- Vintage notes: "Chilly weather in March and June slowed down vegetative growth and caused some coulure. Summer was warm and hot with 4 brief rainy periods of just 10 mm, but enough to get botrytis going. Three weeks in October without rain were wonderful for concentration. Picking from the 4th to the 19th of October brought in very fine grapes, but rain the last two weeks of October unfortunately ruined the remaining fruit."
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Chateau d'Yquem

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Region or Appellation

Sauternes

Bordeaux / France

Grape Variety / Blend

Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc

Style

Dessert Wine

Dessert - Lush and Balanced

Food Pairing

Blue Cheeses

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About the Product

Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur
Producer Notes: Raised to the ranks of Premier Cru Supérieur appellation in 1855, Château d'Yquem is the product of meticulous work in the vineyard. Since its beginnings, it has benefited from an exceptional terroir, as well as being the result of a unique ancestral know-how since 1593.

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Sweet

Production Attributes

Barrel Fermented

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Management: Pierre Lurton
Ownership: Lur Saluces family
Harvest date: 4 October - 19 October
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: Chilly weather in March and June slowed down vegetative growth and caused some coulure. Summer was warm and hot with 4 brief rainy periods of just 10 mm, but enough to get botrytis going. Three weeks in October without rain were wonderful for concentration. Picking from the 4th to the 19th of October brought in very fine grapes, but rain the last two weeks of October unfortunately ruined the remaining fruit.

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Duck liver crème brulée Starter Course: Contains: cream; Western

Bakewell tart Dessert Course: With clotted cream; Contains: almonds, pastry; British

Pancakes Dessert Course: American

Dolcelatte Cheese Course: Italian

Details

About the Product

Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur
Producer Notes: Raised to the ranks of Premier Cru Supérieur appellation in 1855, Château d'Yquem is the product of meticulous work in the vineyard. Since its beginnings, it has benefited from an exceptional terroir, as well as being the result of a unique ancestral know-how since 1593.

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13.5 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Sweet

Production Attributes

Barrel Fermented

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Management: Pierre Lurton
Ownership: Lur Saluces family
Harvest date: 4 October - 19 October
Closure Type: Cork
Vintage Notes: Chilly weather in March and June slowed down vegetative growth and caused some coulure. Summer was warm and hot with 4 brief rainy periods of just 10 mm, but enough to get botrytis going. Three weeks in October without rain were wonderful for concentration. Picking from the 4th to the 19th of October brought in very fine grapes, but rain the last two weeks of October unfortunately ruined the remaining fruit.

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1916 Vintage Tasted: May 1999

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All 96 / 100 $ 492 2022 98 / 100 $ 398 2021 96 / 100 $ 447 2020 96 / 100 $ 453 2019 96 / 100 $ 427 2018 95 / 100 $ 464 2017 97 / 100 $ 504 2016 96 / 100 $ 491 2015 97 / 100 $ 507

2014 96 / 100 $ 445 2013 96 / 100 $ 465 2011 96 / 100 $ 458 2010 96 / 100 $ 637 2009 98 / 100 $ 599 2008 95 / 100 $ 420 2007 97 / 100 $ 591 2006 96 / 100 $ 626 2005 97 / 100 $ 602 2004 94 / 100 $ 442 2003 96 / 100 $ 379 2002 94 / 100 $ 506 2001 98 / 100 $ 755 2000 93 / 100 $ 511 1999 93 / 100 $ 523 1998 94 / 100 $ 442 1997 96 / 100 $ 393 1996 94 / 100 $ 397 1995 95 / 100 $ 515 1994 89 / 100 $ 545 1993 90 / 100 $ 482 1991 92 / 100 $ 411 1990 95 / 100 $ 514 1989 96 / 100 $ 603 1988 96 / 100 $ 596 1987 91 / 100 – 1986 94 / 100 $ 530 1985 92 / 100 – 1984 88 / 100 – 1983 95 / 100 $ 754 1982 93 / 100 $ 1,273 1981 90 / 100 $ 489 1980 90 / 100 $ 693 1979 90 / 100 $ 1,960 1978 86 / 100 – 1977 87 / 100 – 1976 93 / 100 $ 894 1975 95 / 100 $ 8,176 1973 86 / 100 – 1971 94 / 100 $ 1,000 1970 91 / 100 $ 1,217 1969 86 / 100 $ 844 1968 88 / 100 $ 2,175 1967 97 / 100 $ 4,741 1966 89 / 100 $ 1,145 1965 89 / 100 – 1963 86 / 100 – 1962 91 / 100 – 1961 87 / 100 $ 1,286 1960 91 / 100 – 1959 96 / 100 – 1958 91 / 100 $ 1,250 1957 91 / 100 – 1956 92 / 100 $ 3,350 1955 95 / 100 $ 8,186 1954 91 / 100 – 1953 89 / 100 $ 8,508 1950 94 / 100 – 1949 95 / 100 $ 14,072 1948 94 / 100 $ 1,300 1947 97 / 100 $ 4,313 1946 87 / 100 $ 7,787 1945 98 / 100 – 1944 87 / 100 – 1943 92 / 100 $ 10,623 1942 82 / 100 $ 8,565 1941 91 / 100 – 1940 88 / 100 $ 9,341 1939 91 / 100 – 1938 94 / 100 $ 7,283 1937 96 / 100 $ 14,072 1936 91 / 100 $ 3,052 1935 87 / 100 $ 10,895 1934 93 / 100 $ 13,771 1933 72 / 100 – 1932 85 / 100 – 1931 85 / 100 – 1929 97 / 100 – 1928 92 / 100 $ 11,452 1927 85 / 100 $ 10,895 1926 72 / 100 $ 3,250 1925 88 / 100 – 1924 88 / 100 $ 11,131 1923 70 / 100 – 1922 89 / 100 – 1921 94 / 100 – 1920 86 / 100 $ 11,452 1919 – – 1918 91 / 100 – 1917 84 / 100 – 1916 60 / 100 – 1914 90 / 100 – 1913 86 / 100 – 1912 82 / 100 – 1911 88 / 100 – 1909 70 / 100 – 1908 89 / 100 – 1907 – – 1906 90 / 100 – 1905 89 / 100 – 1904 88 / 100 – 1903 89 / 100 – 1902 77 / 100 – 1901 84 / 100 – 1900 86 / 100 – 1899 94 / 100 – 1898 – – 1897 – – 1896 95 / 100 – 1895 65 / 100 – 1894 70 / 100 – 1893 93 / 100 – 1892 82 / 100 – 1891 – – 1890 80 / 100 – 1889 – – 1888 77 / 100 – 1887 88 / 100 – 1886 87 / 100 – 1885 – – 1884 – – 1883 – – 1882 – – 1880 – – 1879 90 / 100 – 1878 92 / 100 – 1876 93 / 100 – 1875 96 / 100 – 1874 93 / 100 – 1873 – – 1871 – – 1870 89 / 100 – 1869 98 / 100 – 1868 83 / 100 – 1867 – – 1866 – – 1865 83 / 100 – 1864 76 / 100 – 1862 – – 1861 96 / 100 – 1859 100 / 100 – 1858 92 / 100 – 1857 – – 1856 – – 1851 90 / 100 – 1849 – – 1848 65 / 100 – 1847 99 / 100 – 1846 80 / 100 – 1841 87 / 100 – 1840 99 / 100 – 1838 83 / 100 – 1834 100 / 100 – 1831 99 / 100 – 1828 89 / 100 – 1825 84 / 100 – 1822 – – 1820 – – 1818 – – 1816 – – 1815 – – 1811 – – 1787 – –

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The war was still very much affecting wine production with Germany hit particularly hard. For Bordeaux, the wines were most notable for their strong tannins, which meant they had the ability to age but lacked somewhat in sophistication. It is still possible to find both Armagnac and whisky from this year, which are likely to ...

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