d'Yquem Sauternes 1990 1.5L *
Semillon,Sauvignon Blanc from Sauternes
| Vintage: | 1826 |
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| Description: | A vintage that reflects a beautiful hot, dry summer that stopped short of anything excessive. The harvest was very intense picking took place every day during that time, except on weekends. The weather was outstanding, the grapes were ideal, and this is an extraordinary, amazingly successful vintage an archetypal great Yquem with tremendous balance, power, and finesse. Food pairing Starters: Foie gras, mussel salad, oysters, lobster Main course: Sole, Turbot, white meats and poultry. Producer The history of Chateau d'Yquem is like a novel, an epic saga full of events and colourful personalities spanning more than four centuries. Chateau d'Yquem was almost English. During the Middle Ages, in fact, the estate belonged to the King of England, who was also Duke of Aquitaine at the time. In 1453, southwest France was once again brought under the dominion of the French crown by Charles Vii and has stayed French ever since. A century and a half later, in 1593, a descendent of a local noble family, Jacques Sauvage, was given feudal tenure over Yquem. The Gironde department archives, as well as those of the chateau, show that special winegrowing practices and late harvesting already existed at this time. A few years later, the Sauvage family built the chateau and patiently set about constituting the present-day vineyard, plot by plot. The family became full owners of Yquem in 1711, during the reign of Louis Xiv (by which time they had received noble status). In 1785, Francoise Josephine de Sauvage d'Yquem married Count Louis Amedee de Lur-Saluces. Three years later, in 1788, the count died after a riding accident. His young widow thus became the head of the family and showed extraordinary acumen in managing the estate. The wine was already much appreciated by famous connoisseurs of the period, such as Thomas Jefferson. A staunch opponent of the excesses of the French Revolution who was thrown into prison on two occasions, Francoise Josephine managed to hold on to the family property and make Yquem prosper. She built a new wine cellar in 1826 with her steward Garos - an audacious step at the time - transforming the estate into a true business and developing its international reputation. It was during her time as head of Yquem that the method of picking in several passes was perfected. |
| Price: | $ 999.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Morrell
| Address: |
One Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10020 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-969-4637 |
| Telephone (regular): | 212-688-9370 |
| Fax: | 212-223-1846 |
First added to 1000 Corks on February 28, 2018.
This product was inactivated July 11, 2018.
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