2006 Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes

Château d'Yquem is the only Premier Grand Cru Supérieur in Sauternes, a classification above the First Growths that acknowledges its singular status as the world's greatest dessert wine.

The 2006, from a vintage of intense and selective botrytis, is a wine of extraordinary concentration and freshness: honeyed apricot, orange marmalade, crème brûlée, saffron, and a citrus-driven acidity that provides the tension to balance its extraordinary richness. At nearly two decades of age, it is drinking beautifully while possessing the structure to evolve for a century or more.