Grapes: 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc

Truly one of the great wines of the world.

Château d'Yquem has a very long life span: twenty, fifty, a hundred years, or more… As with all great wines, Yquem is transfigured over time, developing a host of deliciously subtle aromas and flavours. Its color changes over the years from the brightness of dawn to the darkness of dusk, and from shimmering straw yellow to golden-brown with amber and caramel highlights, and then to mahogany.

“In bottles of Yquem are imprisoned the burning summers of long ago”. Never has a vintage been such a wonderful reflection of the poetic vision of François
Mauriac. Because 2022 was one such year: with unprecedented heat and a prolonged spell of drought, a succession of extreme phenomena caused a great deal of worry among the winegrowing teams. But more than anything, it produced a powerful, sunny and exuberant Château d’Yquem. 

Starting out lively with candied fruit flavours, 2022 Château d’Yquem is resolutely reminiscent of apricot jam. Rich and concentrated, it coats the palate, revealing notes of beeswax, caramel and quince paste. Its powdery texture is prolonged by a touch of salinity and lovely bitter notes on the finish, which enhance the candied bitter orange characteristic of Yquem wines.