Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2003 oscars-folly Red meat second courses

Red meat second courses

spiced orange peel

citrusy nougat characters and traces of gun flint

very tight

Aged 26 months in oak

Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2003 oscars-folly Red meat second courses"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" This year was strongly marked by hot weather starting in mid May, building up to record temperatures in August. The summer of 2003 was totally outside the norm. 35 mm of rain in early September brought on an overwhelming and all encompassing attack of botrytis that resulted in a unique phenomenon: the entire crop was picked in one single pass! The wine is as elegant as it is