Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3879201
Area
Wine
Title
Château d'Yquem
Chateau / Producer
Country
Harvest year
1988
Alcohol percentage
Content
0.75
Type of packaging
Bottles produced
Details
This property is beautifully situated on hilltop in Sauternes commune, with its 103 acre vineyard (clay and gravel on the surface and lime stones in the subsoil), planted with 80% Semillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc. The average age of the vines is 27 years and the yield does not exceed 10 hl / ha. The wine matures for 3.5 years in new barrels. Neither Sugaring nor other techniques, which increase in grape must, the sugar content are allowed. D'Yquem is one of the few homes in the neighborhood, both semi-and fully botrytis grapes with botrytis use for the wine, to have enough acidity to balance sweetness