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2017 Chateau d’Yquem wine Sauternes France sold by Angry Wine Merchant
2017 Chateau d'Yquem
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2017 Chateau d'Yquem

Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon

France / Bordeaux / Graves  / Sauternes

¥51,800
RP 99
V 97
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1er Grand Cru Classé

2017 Chateau d’Yquem – Precision and Freshness in Modern Sauternes

The 2017 Chateau d’Yquem is a compelling modern expression from the world’s most revered Sauternes estate. Produced under challenging conditions that demanded rigorous selection, this vintage emphasizes purity, balance, and clarity over sheer richness, highlighting the estate’s uncompromising standards and technical mastery.

Tasting Notes

The wine opens with lifted aromas of apricot, citrus peel, white peach, and acacia honey. On the palate, it is poised and vibrant, delivering layered stone fruit and subtle spice supported by precise acidity. The texture is refined rather than opulent, with a long, clean finish that underscores freshness, mineral tension, and remarkable balance.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

The blend is dominated by Semillon with a smaller portion of Sauvignon Blanc, sourced from meticulously farmed gravel and clay-limestone parcels. Grapes affected by noble rot were harvested in successive passes to ensure optimal concentration and freshness. Fermentation and aging in new French oak barrels enhance complexity while preserving the wine’s natural energy.

Investment & Collectibility

Chateau d’Yquem occupies a singular position in the fine wine world, and even in lower-yielding years, demand remains global and consistent. The 2017 vintage appeals to collectors seeking precision-driven Sauternes with long-term aging potential and historical significance.

Vintage Insights & Accolades

Despite a difficult growing season, careful selection and ideal late conditions allowed d’Yquem to produce a wine marked by finesse and longevity. Critics highlight its balance and classical restraint.

Explore Related Collections

RP 99

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 97-99) There was no frost at d’Yquem in 2017, and botrytis was very regular and even this vintage. The nose opens with very pure notes of freshly sliced oranges, yuzu and lemon barley water with hints of white pepper, fresh ginger and lime cordial. The incredibly rich, unctuous sweetness (148 grams per liter of residual sugar) is beautifully marbled with bright, vivacious citrus fruit and spice flavors, while lifted by well-knit freshness, and it finishes with epic length and great depth. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown, April 2018. Drinking window:
V 97

Vinous

The 2017 Yquem was tasted instead of the 2018 since owners LVM H no longer show the wine en primeur. This vintage has just been released onto the market and so I have included it in this report. The estate suffered no frost damage in 2017 and a warm period between May and July, 3° Celsius above average meant the vines' growth cycle was a month in advance. Then, 65mm of rain between l and 16 September was the catalyst for botrytis formation. The fruit was picked in two dry and warm windows between 26 September and 14 October, during which concentration came easily so that the bunches achieved even levels of ripeness. The vineyard team selected the best parcels to pick at 21 degrees potential alcohol and in a draconian measure, the rest was sold, some 50% of the crop. Winemaker Sandrine Garbay described it as 11A vintage of puissance and richness. 11 It has a charming and very pure bouquet with dried honey, acacia, apricot blossom and touches of crushed stone that gradually unfurls in the glass. The palate is viscous on the entry, beautifully balanced with impressive weight and substance, though sans the multi-dimensional complexity of the very greatest vintages. Honey, hints of lemongrass, marmalade and quince combine on the extremely harmonious finish that lingers. This is a seriously good Yquem. Reviewed by Neal Martin, September 2019. Drinking window: 2024-2060.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
  • WINEMAKER NOTES
RP 99

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

(Rating 97-99) There was no frost at d’Yquem in 2017, and botrytis was very regular and even this vintage. The nose opens with very pure notes of freshly sliced oranges, yuzu and lemon barley water with hints of white pepper, fresh ginger and lime cordial. The incredibly rich, unctuous sweetness (148 grams per liter of residual sugar) is beautifully marbled with bright, vivacious citrus fruit and spice flavors, while lifted by well-knit freshness, and it finishes with epic length and great depth. Reviewed by Lisa Perrotti-Brown, April 2018. Drinking window:
V 97

Vinous

The 2017 Yquem was tasted instead of the 2018 since owners LVM H no longer show the wine en primeur. This vintage has just been released onto the market and so I have included it in this report. The estate suffered no frost damage in 2017 and a warm period between May and July, 3° Celsius above average meant the vines' growth cycle was a month in advance. Then, 65mm of rain between l and 16 September was the catalyst for botrytis formation. The fruit was picked in two dry and warm windows between 26 September and 14 October, during which concentration came easily so that the bunches achieved even levels of ripeness. The vineyard team selected the best parcels to pick at 21 degrees potential alcohol and in a draconian measure, the rest was sold, some 50% of the crop. Winemaker Sandrine Garbay described it as 11A vintage of puissance and richness. 11 It has a charming and very pure bouquet with dried honey, acacia, apricot blossom and touches of crushed stone that gradually unfurls in the glass. The palate is viscous on the entry, beautifully balanced with impressive weight and substance, though sans the multi-dimensional complexity of the very greatest vintages. Honey, hints of lemongrass, marmalade and quince combine on the extremely harmonious finish that lingers. This is a seriously good Yquem. Reviewed by Neal Martin, September 2019. Drinking window: 2024-2060.

2017 Chateau d’Yquem – Precision and Freshness in Modern Sauternes

The 2017 Chateau d’Yquem is a compelling modern expression from the world’s most revered Sauternes estate. Produced under challenging conditions that demanded rigorous selection, this vintage emphasizes purity, balance, and clarity over sheer richness, highlighting the estate’s uncompromising standards and technical mastery.

Tasting Notes

The wine opens with lifted aromas of apricot, citrus peel, white peach, and acacia honey. On the palate, it is poised and vibrant, delivering layered stone fruit and subtle spice supported by precise acidity. The texture is refined rather than opulent, with a long, clean finish that underscores freshness, mineral tension, and remarkable balance.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

The blend is dominated by Semillon with a smaller portion of Sauvignon Blanc, sourced from meticulously farmed gravel and clay-limestone parcels. Grapes affected by noble rot were harvested in successive passes to ensure optimal concentration and freshness. Fermentation and aging in new French oak barrels enhance complexity while preserving the wine’s natural energy.

Investment & Collectibility

Chateau d’Yquem occupies a singular position in the fine wine world, and even in lower-yielding years, demand remains global and consistent. The 2017 vintage appeals to collectors seeking precision-driven Sauternes with long-term aging potential and historical significance.

Vintage Insights & Accolades

Despite a difficult growing season, careful selection and ideal late conditions allowed d’Yquem to produce a wine marked by finesse and longevity. Critics highlight its balance and classical restraint.

Explore Related Collections

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