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2001 Chateau d'Yquem wine Sauternes France sold by Angry Wine Merchant
2001 Chateau d'Yquem
1995 Château d'Yquem - Angry Wine Merchant
1995 Château d'Yquem - Angry Wine Merchant
1995 Château d'Yquem - Angry Wine Merchant
1995 Château d'Yquem - Angry Wine Merchant
1995 Château d'Yquem - Angry Wine Merchant

2001 Chateau d'Yquem

Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon

France / Bordeaux / Graves  / Sauternes

$775
JD 100
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1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur

2001 Chateau d'Yquem – Legendary Sauternes of Absolute Precision

The 2001 Chateau d'Yquem stands as one of the greatest sweet wines ever produced, not only in Sauternes but in the history of fine wine. Crafted under extraordinary conditions, this vintage represents the estate’s uncompromising standards, combining immense concentration with clarity, balance, and remarkable longevity.

Tasting Notes

The wine opens with layered aromas of apricot, candied citrus peel, acacia honey, and saffron. On the palate, it delivers extraordinary density without weight, unfolding flavors of tropical fruit, marmalade, and subtle spice. Vibrant acidity provides lift and definition, carrying the wine through a long, seamless finish that remains remarkably fresh decades after harvest.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Produced from a blend dominated by Semillon with a smaller portion of Sauvignon Blanc, the 2001 vintage benefited from ideal botrytis development and selective hand harvesting across multiple passes through the vineyard. Fermentation and aging in new French oak barrels enhance texture and complexity while preserving precision. Only the finest parcels were selected, reflecting d'Yquem’s famously strict quality threshold.

Investment & Collectibility

Universally regarded as a reference-point vintage, the 2001 Chateau d'Yquem holds a singular position in the fine wine market. Its rarity, critical acclaim, and unmatched aging potential have secured its status as a cornerstone holding for serious collectors and long-term investors.

Vintage Insights & Accolades

The 2001 growing season delivered ideal conditions for noble rot, resulting in fruit of exceptional purity and concentration. Critics consistently cite this release as the definitive modern expression of Sauternes.

Explore Related Collections

JD 100

Jeb Dunnuck

A brilliant sweet wine that tops out on my scale, the 2001 Château D'Yquem is now fully mature yet still vibrant and pure, with an incredible nose of honeyed marmalade, caramelized tropical fruits, rising bread, marzipan, and lavender. Incredibly complex, full-bodied, and unctuous on the palate, it's one of those rare wines that can deliver incredible richness and decadence while staying pure, light on its feet, and perfectly balanced. A wine that every wine lover should taste once in their life, it should be just about immortal. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck, Issue date February 2023. Drinking window: 2023 - 2076.
RP 100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

I have had the very good fortune to taste the 2001 d'Yquem perhaps a dozen times since its release and have never been less than absolutely floored by its combination of poise, purity, precision and layer upon intricate, jaw-dropping layer of flavor nuances. It is among a very small clutch of incredible wines that crash through the 100-point ceiling and rocket beyond the stratosphere! A testament to that magic that can be created when an uncommonly great vintage for Sauternes brings out the best of an extraordinary vineyard and is skillfully, sensitively crafted, the 2001 is a true wine rarity that must be tried to be believed. Pale to medium lemon-gold, the nose is simply WOW—an absolute show-stopper, delivering vibrant, youthful lime cordial, pink grapefruit and lemon meringue pie scents followed up by suggestions of chamomile tea, saffron, cassis and nutmeg plus wafts of marzipan, crushed rocks and beeswax. The palate is beyond-belief intense, offering a myriad of decadent citrus fruit preserves and earthy/mineral-inspired nuances, instilling incredible depth, all punctuated by profound freshness and finishing epically long and exquisitely delicious. The alcohol this vintage is 13.6%, while the residual sugar is a whopping 150 grams per liter, beautifully balanced by a total acidity of 4.5 grams per liter of H2SO4. Obviously, the longer readers are willing to cellar this, the more they will get of that ethereal tertiary complexity/experience. This said, for those who love great Sauternes in its youthful/primary flushes, even at this very early stage in its evolution, the multifaceted 2001 d'Yquem will not disappoint. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Issue date August 2019. Drinking window: 2019 - 2100.

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Packaging & Warm Weather Shipping

To protect wine quality, all orders are packed in EPS foam shippers with gel packs when necessary. During warmer months, we recommend selecting Next Day Air service. If Ground shipping is selected during high temperatures, a signed waiver may be required to release us from liability due to heat exposure.

For OWC (Original Wooden Case) orders, bottles are removed and shipped in foam for safety. The wooden case ships separately via Ground unless otherwise requested.

Weather Holds & Free Storage

In periods of extreme weather, we reserve the right to delay shipment until safe conditions return. If you request immediate shipment during such periods, you must confirm in writing and acknowledge that you waive any condition guarantees.

We also offer complimentary temperature-controlled storage for up to 6 months from the date of purchase. Select the “Hold for Weather” option at checkout and we will coordinate shipping at a later date.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
  • WINEMAKER NOTES
JD 100

Jeb Dunnuck

A brilliant sweet wine that tops out on my scale, the 2001 Château D'Yquem is now fully mature yet still vibrant and pure, with an incredible nose of honeyed marmalade, caramelized tropical fruits, rising bread, marzipan, and lavender. Incredibly complex, full-bodied, and unctuous on the palate, it's one of those rare wines that can deliver incredible richness and decadence while staying pure, light on its feet, and perfectly balanced. A wine that every wine lover should taste once in their life, it should be just about immortal. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck, Issue date February 2023. Drinking window: 2023 - 2076.
RP 100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

I have had the very good fortune to taste the 2001 d'Yquem perhaps a dozen times since its release and have never been less than absolutely floored by its combination of poise, purity, precision and layer upon intricate, jaw-dropping layer of flavor nuances. It is among a very small clutch of incredible wines that crash through the 100-point ceiling and rocket beyond the stratosphere! A testament to that magic that can be created when an uncommonly great vintage for Sauternes brings out the best of an extraordinary vineyard and is skillfully, sensitively crafted, the 2001 is a true wine rarity that must be tried to be believed. Pale to medium lemon-gold, the nose is simply WOW—an absolute show-stopper, delivering vibrant, youthful lime cordial, pink grapefruit and lemon meringue pie scents followed up by suggestions of chamomile tea, saffron, cassis and nutmeg plus wafts of marzipan, crushed rocks and beeswax. The palate is beyond-belief intense, offering a myriad of decadent citrus fruit preserves and earthy/mineral-inspired nuances, instilling incredible depth, all punctuated by profound freshness and finishing epically long and exquisitely delicious. The alcohol this vintage is 13.6%, while the residual sugar is a whopping 150 grams per liter, beautifully balanced by a total acidity of 4.5 grams per liter of H2SO4. Obviously, the longer readers are willing to cellar this, the more they will get of that ethereal tertiary complexity/experience. This said, for those who love great Sauternes in its youthful/primary flushes, even at this very early stage in its evolution, the multifaceted 2001 d'Yquem will not disappoint. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Issue date August 2019. Drinking window: 2019 - 2100.

2001 Chateau d'Yquem – Legendary Sauternes of Absolute Precision

The 2001 Chateau d'Yquem stands as one of the greatest sweet wines ever produced, not only in Sauternes but in the history of fine wine. Crafted under extraordinary conditions, this vintage represents the estate’s uncompromising standards, combining immense concentration with clarity, balance, and remarkable longevity.

Tasting Notes

The wine opens with layered aromas of apricot, candied citrus peel, acacia honey, and saffron. On the palate, it delivers extraordinary density without weight, unfolding flavors of tropical fruit, marmalade, and subtle spice. Vibrant acidity provides lift and definition, carrying the wine through a long, seamless finish that remains remarkably fresh decades after harvest.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Produced from a blend dominated by Semillon with a smaller portion of Sauvignon Blanc, the 2001 vintage benefited from ideal botrytis development and selective hand harvesting across multiple passes through the vineyard. Fermentation and aging in new French oak barrels enhance texture and complexity while preserving precision. Only the finest parcels were selected, reflecting d'Yquem’s famously strict quality threshold.

Investment & Collectibility

Universally regarded as a reference-point vintage, the 2001 Chateau d'Yquem holds a singular position in the fine wine market. Its rarity, critical acclaim, and unmatched aging potential have secured its status as a cornerstone holding for serious collectors and long-term investors.

Vintage Insights & Accolades

The 2001 growing season delivered ideal conditions for noble rot, resulting in fruit of exceptional purity and concentration. Critics consistently cite this release as the definitive modern expression of Sauternes.

Explore Related Collections

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