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Chateau dYquem wine Sauternes Bordeaux France sold by Angry Wine Merchant
2009 Chateau d'Yquem
2009 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

2009 Chateau d'Yquem

Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon

France / Bordeaux / Graves  / Sauternes

$1,195
RP 100
V 97
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1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur

2009 Chateau d'Yquem – Benchmark of Sauternes Excellence

The 2009 Chateau d'Yquem stands as a modern reference point for Sauternes, capturing the full opulence and balance that the region’s best vintages deliver. As the sole Premier Cru Supérieur in the Sauternes classification, Château d’Yquem holds an unmatched position among sweet wines—coveted by collectors and investors worldwide.

Tasting Notes

Voluptuous and layered, this vintage opens with aromas of apricot confit, candied citrus peel, honeysuckle, and freshly grated ginger. The palate is full-bodied yet remarkably precise, showing dense notes of mango, pineapple, and saffron, balanced by crystalline acidity and a seamless, satin-like texture. The finish is seemingly endless, echoing with spice and stone fruit.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Crafted from an average of **80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc**, the grapes were meticulously harvested over multiple passes to capture ideal botrytis concentration. Fermentation and aging took place in **100% new French oak barrels** over the course of 30 months. The vineyard’s gravel and clay soils over a limestone base play a key role in the wine’s power and elegance.

Investment & Collectibility

The 2009 vintage is one of d’Yquem’s most lauded modern releases, showcasing both intensity and precision. With exceptionally high critic scores and proven longevity, it remains a cornerstone of any serious cellar. Perfect for your collection.

Vintage Insights

The **2009 growing season** was marked by warm, dry conditions throughout the summer, followed by ideal humidity and morning fog in September—perfect for developing noble rot. This resulted in low yields but concentrated, botrytized berries of remarkable purity.

  • 100 points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  • 98 points – Vinous
  • 97 points – Wine Spectator

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RP 100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

In comparison to the 2010 vintage, the 2009 d'Yquem is more concentrated with a stunning "rôti," the consequence of noble rot in French. Developing a powerful, complex bouquet with aromas of pineapple, apricot, saffron, flowers, spices and orchard fruits, it’s dense and concentrated, full-bodied and layered with a crystalline texture complicated by notes of white truffles that reveal a racy, endless and a superb finish concluding with a pristine harmony. Readers with bottles in their cellars will have to be patient before opening this masterpiece with 155 grams of residual sugar. Reviewed by Yohan Castaing, Issue date: October 2023. Drinking window: 2023 - 2080.
V 97

Vinous

The 2009 Yquem is a vintage that I have awarded perfect scores to in the past however, neither bottles merit that on this occasion. The first bottle feels scalped, so much so that a second bottle is checked. This has a very refined and sophisticated bouquet with wild honey, brioche, vanilla pod and light orange blossom aromas, beautifully refined. The palate is very well defined with fine acidity, very elegant in style with pure botrytised fruit and superb acidity on the finish. Ah...that is more like it. However, on this occasion it does not quite hit the high notes. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Reviewed by Neal Martin, Issue date: February 2019. Drinking window: 2022 - 2065.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
  • WINEMAKER NOTES
RP 100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

In comparison to the 2010 vintage, the 2009 d'Yquem is more concentrated with a stunning "rôti," the consequence of noble rot in French. Developing a powerful, complex bouquet with aromas of pineapple, apricot, saffron, flowers, spices and orchard fruits, it’s dense and concentrated, full-bodied and layered with a crystalline texture complicated by notes of white truffles that reveal a racy, endless and a superb finish concluding with a pristine harmony. Readers with bottles in their cellars will have to be patient before opening this masterpiece with 155 grams of residual sugar. Reviewed by Yohan Castaing, Issue date: October 2023. Drinking window: 2023 - 2080.
V 97

Vinous

The 2009 Yquem is a vintage that I have awarded perfect scores to in the past however, neither bottles merit that on this occasion. The first bottle feels scalped, so much so that a second bottle is checked. This has a very refined and sophisticated bouquet with wild honey, brioche, vanilla pod and light orange blossom aromas, beautifully refined. The palate is very well defined with fine acidity, very elegant in style with pure botrytised fruit and superb acidity on the finish. Ah...that is more like it. However, on this occasion it does not quite hit the high notes. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting. Reviewed by Neal Martin, Issue date: February 2019. Drinking window: 2022 - 2065.

2009 Chateau d'Yquem – Benchmark of Sauternes Excellence

The 2009 Chateau d'Yquem stands as a modern reference point for Sauternes, capturing the full opulence and balance that the region’s best vintages deliver. As the sole Premier Cru Supérieur in the Sauternes classification, Château d’Yquem holds an unmatched position among sweet wines—coveted by collectors and investors worldwide.

Tasting Notes

Voluptuous and layered, this vintage opens with aromas of apricot confit, candied citrus peel, honeysuckle, and freshly grated ginger. The palate is full-bodied yet remarkably precise, showing dense notes of mango, pineapple, and saffron, balanced by crystalline acidity and a seamless, satin-like texture. The finish is seemingly endless, echoing with spice and stone fruit.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details

Crafted from an average of **80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc**, the grapes were meticulously harvested over multiple passes to capture ideal botrytis concentration. Fermentation and aging took place in **100% new French oak barrels** over the course of 30 months. The vineyard’s gravel and clay soils over a limestone base play a key role in the wine’s power and elegance.

Investment & Collectibility

The 2009 vintage is one of d’Yquem’s most lauded modern releases, showcasing both intensity and precision. With exceptionally high critic scores and proven longevity, it remains a cornerstone of any serious cellar. Perfect for your collection.

Vintage Insights

The **2009 growing season** was marked by warm, dry conditions throughout the summer, followed by ideal humidity and morning fog in September—perfect for developing noble rot. This resulted in low yields but concentrated, botrytized berries of remarkable purity.

  • 100 points – Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  • 98 points – Vinous
  • 97 points – Wine Spectator

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