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Château d'Yquem--Vintage 1955
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
Lots 829 and 830 slightly bin-soiled labels. Lot 829 level base of neck. Lot 830 level top-shoulder. Lots 831 and 832 damaged capsules. Slightly bin-soiled and slightly damaged labels. Lot 831 level base of neck. Lot 832 level upper-shoulder
Tasting Note: Harvested 17 September - 28 October, 14 4.5 Baume. First tasted in cask, October 1958: pale, fruit but strong whiff of preservative sulphur; starting to take on colour, sweet, smooth, fat yet with good counter-balancing acidity (early 1960s). Beautiful, opening up in the late 1960s, early 1970s. By 1980, a deep orange-gold reminding me of the '29; intensely rich, very sweet - but killed stoned dead by a sugary creme brulee at the Jubilee Dinner of the Institute of Masters of Wine! Four other notes in the 1980s: 'an astonishing orange-rose-amber with pale lemon rim', still very sweet, very rich, good length and lovely aftertaste. Sustained and refreshed with high acidity (including a level of volatile acidity which the quality control of the Quebec Liquor Board in Montreal found unacceptable). A glorious bottle, lunch in the sun in 1994. Most recently: seemed too deep for a vintage of the 1950s; hefty, classic, caramelised nose; sweet, full, complete, masked acidity, excellent finish. Last tasted at the Yquem marathon event in Munich, Sept 1998 ***** M.B.
1 bottle per lot
Sauternes, 1er grand cru classé
Lots 829 and 830 slightly bin-soiled labels. Lot 829 level base of neck. Lot 830 level top-shoulder. Lots 831 and 832 damaged capsules. Slightly bin-soiled and slightly damaged labels. Lot 831 level base of neck. Lot 832 level upper-shoulder
Tasting Note: Harvested 17 September - 28 October, 14 4.5 Baume. First tasted in cask, October 1958: pale, fruit but strong whiff of preservative sulphur; starting to take on colour, sweet, smooth, fat yet with good counter-balancing acidity (early 1960s). Beautiful, opening up in the late 1960s, early 1970s. By 1980, a deep orange-gold reminding me of the '29; intensely rich, very sweet - but killed stoned dead by a sugary creme brulee at the Jubilee Dinner of the Institute of Masters of Wine! Four other notes in the 1980s: 'an astonishing orange-rose-amber with pale lemon rim', still very sweet, very rich, good length and lovely aftertaste. Sustained and refreshed with high acidity (including a level of volatile acidity which the quality control of the Quebec Liquor Board in Montreal found unacceptable). A glorious bottle, lunch in the sun in 1994. Most recently: seemed too deep for a vintage of the 1950s; hefty, classic, caramelised nose; sweet, full, complete, masked acidity, excellent finish. Last tasted at the Yquem marathon event in Munich, Sept 1998 ***** M.B.
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