Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 1999 creme-de-fraise more or less

more or less

"Lifted and perfumed aromas of wild raspberries

35% Cinsault and 5% Syrah

fig and hazelnut play almost out of reach in the background

pear and melon fruits that combine with honeysuckle notes derived from the older oak and lees

Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 1999 creme-de-fraise more or less"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" A year of excesses: above average temperatures, heavy rain in July and September that miraculously spared Yquem, and a tropical month of August. The situation called for considerable patience, but this was rewarded in October with dry weather, and the crop was able to be picked in two passes. The grapes were concentrated and very pure. 1999 is a lucky vintage which, thanks to