Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2009 xavier-monnot some tannin chew

some tannin chew

this wine is also matured in oak barrels over fine lees

If you're keen to see what a bit of cellaring will do

94 POINTS - Peter Ranscombe

Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2009 xavier-monnot some tannin chew"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" A vintage with picture perfect weather up until the last day of picking on the 19th of October. The grapes were bursting with absolutely ripe, tremendously sweet fruit and blessed with providential botrytisation thanks to warm, rainy weather The vintage had a rhythm reminiscent of 1989, the opulence of 1990, the intensity of 2003, and the concentration of 2001 and 1893 put together