The balance of the wine was fermented cool to retain the fruit characters that come from this special vineyard
Mouthfeel is gained here by high lees to wine contact and a more efficient natural lees stirring across unhurried wild ferments
this is a project in which other members of the family have been actively involved
It was given a light filtration and bottled in August 2019
creating a really enjoyable wine that can cellar for over five years
Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 1.5L 1999 Size::1 Bottle The balance of the wine"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" A year of excesses: above average temperatures, heavy rain in July and September that miraculously spared Yquem, and a tropical month of August. The situation called for considerable patience, but this was rewarded in October with dry weather, and the crop was able to be picked in two passes. The grapes were concentrated and very pure. 1999 is a lucky vintage which, thanks to