Slow-ox for 1.5+ hours before sampling. Wonderfully balanced musty nose of mushroom revealing a restrained gentleness of a wine ready to flow. Medium-bodied, the wine envelopes your mouth with creamy, mature cherries, soil, and soft leather mouthfeel that dance lovingly into a long, silky, savory finish. The wine was beautiful and hit every note...

Cheva Blanc 1982  has a kaleidoscopic bouquet with dark plum, iodine, minerals and a touch of kirsch that develops with aeration, a perfect symmetry between Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The palate has sweet, sappy entry with crisp acidity and just a touch of volatility that soon dissipates with aeration. The Cabernet Franc begins to exert its infl...

The elegant, moderately weighted 1996 Cheval Blanc reveals a deep garnet/plum, evolved color. Quintessentially elegant, with a complex nose of black fruits, coconut, smoke, and pain grille, this medium-bodied wine exhibits sweet fruit on the attack, substantial complexity, and a lush, velvety-textured finish. It is very soft and evolved for a 19...

The 1988 d’Yquem has an incredibly profound nose of orange marmalade, dried apricots, honeycomb, musk and dried pineapple with hints of marzipan and crystallized ginger. The palate is seamless with a great line of crisp acid cutting through the densely packed dried tropical fruit and honeyed flavour layers.Very classy and beautiful, packed with ...

The favorite sweet wine of millionaires, Chateau d'Yquem has, not unexpectedly, turned in a brilliant effort. It is a large-scaled, massively rich, unctuously-textured wine that should evolve effortlessly for a half century or more. It does not reveal the compelling finesse and complexity of the 1988 or 1986, but it is a far heavier, richer wine...

The 1991 Chateau d'Yquem was actually not affected by the frosts like everywhere else in Bordeaux, damaging 30% of the vines, predicating a two-track ripening cycle. This was not too much of a problem to overcome since bunches are picked one by one. Picking commenced on September 19, with half the crop being picked over five days between October...

A very good  Yquem. Yellow-gold color. Intense aromas of petrol, spice and honey, with dried apricot. Full-bodied, very sweet, with a green apple and honey character; petrol character comes through on the finish.

A touch of veggie/woody aromas overlay some pleasant red fruit and damp earth qualities.Nice fruit on the palate. Medium body with medium acidity and framing tannin. It’s a bit grippy/dry but an incredible effort considering the age and the vintage. The fruit is holding up well and I think this will continue to drink nicely for another 5+ years....