Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classè Superieur 1998 Mathusalem

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Chateau d’Yquem 1998 is a Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur, made from late-harvested Sémillon and Sauvignon grapes, aged for 28 months in new barriques. Complex and refined, it features notes of honey, dried fruit, vanilla, and pink pepper. Smooth, fresh, and persistent, it is an icon among sweet wines. This is a Mathusalem (6 liters) in its original wooden case.

Producer: Chateau d’Yquem

Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur MATHUSALEM (6 liters)

📍 Sauternes, Bordeaux, France

Grape Varieties: Sémillon 80%, Sauvignon 20%
Vintage: 1998
Alcohol Content: 14%
Wine Type: Sweet Wine

The two grape varieties are late-harvested and aged for about 28 months in new barriques. Sémillon provides aromas, body, and sweetness, while Sauvignon contributes acidity.

Tasting Notes:

• Aroma: Buttery notes with honey, dried and candied fruit, hints of coconut and vanilla, pink pepper, and custard.
• Palate: Rich, dense, and full-bodied, yet smooth and fresh, with an exceptionally long finish.

Serving Temperature: 14°-16°C
Pairing Suggestion: Millefoglie

The most famous sweet wine in the world.

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Sauternes, Bordeaux

Chateau d’Yquem is a legend with over 400 years of history, which over the centuries has seen the Sauvage family and the Lur Saluces family alternate in the ownership of the estate, up to the LVMH group, the majority shareholder since 1999. The management is entrusted since 2004 to manager Pierre Lurton.

We are in Sauternes, in the Graves area and we are talking about the only sweet white wine that can boast the recognition of Premier Cru Superieur, based on the 1855 classification.

There are 113 hectares of vineyards, set in an optimal terroir for the development of Botrytis Cinerea, the noble mold that makes this nectar so precious.

The vineyard is ancestrally free from systemic chemistry and is pampered by human attention; the harvest takes place in several steps, the tries, meticulously selecting the best acids, the perfectly dehydrated ones.

Sauternes is only produced when climatic conditions allow it, for example the 12 was not produced. In these years the grapes are used to produce a dry wine, Y di Yquem